Standard
C augmented major seventh · Open position
Cmaj7♯5 guitar chord
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C Lydian augmented · Open position
How to play Cmaj7♯5 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the D string at the 2nd fret and your index finger on the G string at the 1st fret. Let the B and high E strings ring open. Don’t play the low E string.
From the low E string x 3 2 1 0 0 (x: not played, 0: open)
What notes are in Cmaj7♯5?
Cmaj7♯5, C augmented major seventh, is C, E, G♯ and B: the root (C), the major third (E), the augmented fifth (G♯) and the major seventh (B). Its formula is 1 3 ♯5 7.
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Augmented major seventh chords in every key
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Cmaj7♯5 on other instruments
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