A Major Seventh Sharp Fifth Guitar Chord Charts & Variations

A major seventh sharp five (written Amaj7#5) takes its name from its interval stack, the root, major third, raised fifth and major seventh, which gives the notes A, C#, E# and G#.

The stack runs major third, major third, minor third, so it is an augmented triad with one minor third on top. The A Ionian #5 scale contains all four chord tones, which makes it a reliable scale for soloing over Amaj7#5. The logic of stacking thirds is explained in how chords are built. Notes such as E# are written that way to keep one letter name per chord tone, even though they sound like simpler notes.

Compared with a plain major seventh chord, only the fifth changes: it is raised by a semitone.

A major 7th with sharp 5th guitar chord is also written as Amaj7(#5), Amaj7#5, AM7(#5) or AΔ7(#5).

Notes of the A maj7(#5) chord:

A C# E# G#

Chord structure of the Major Seventh Sharp Fifth chord:

Formula: 1 3 #5 7

download this tutorial in pdf Download the Free Guitar Chords Chart Pdf

Play This Chord With Other Roots

Want to Learn Everything About Chords?

Check Chords Domination out: a unique ebook that shows you finger positions, note names and intervals in the chords (plus a tones fretboard maps)

You'll learn how to play 44 chords types across all the fretboard, with many voicings and fingerings

In the ebook you can also find maps show you the tones in a chord all along the fretboard. They are incredibly helpful because allow you to:

Create new voicings on the fly, across all the neck
Improvise targeting the right notes
Unlock the fretboard and expand the CAGED system.

In the new ebook, Chords Domination, you'll find the fretboard tones maps for 44 different qualities of chords. Check it out:

Download Free Excerpt Learn More Here

Created by

Giancarlo Facoetti

Giancarlo is a musician (teaching guitar since 2000), software engineer, AI consultant and published researcher

FAQ

How is Amaj7#5 spelled?

Amaj7#5 is spelled A, C#, E# and G#. That is a root, a major third, a raised fifth and a major seventh. The E# sounds like F but is spelled as a raised fifth.

Why is A major seventh sharp five spelled with E#?

The perfect fifth of A is E, and the sharp five raises it to E#. It sounds like F, but the letter E is kept so that the fifth is named correctly.

Which scale fits Amaj7#5?

The A Lydian Augmented Scale (A, B, C#, D#, E#, F#, G#) contains all four chord notes. They are its 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees.

What kind of triad sits inside Amaj7#5?

A, C# and E# form an augmented triad, two major thirds stacked. The G# on top is a major seventh, and it sits a semitone short of the octave A.