D#maj7(#5) Guitar Chord | How To Create and Play the D# Major Seventh Sharp Fifth chord

D# major seventh sharp five (written D#maj7#5) takes its name from its interval stack, the root, major third, raised fifth and major seventh, which gives the notes D#, F##, A## and C##. In the symbol, maj7 sets the seventh and #5 alters the fifth. The major seventh and the raised fifth, C## and A##, are a minor third apart.

It sounds identical to Ebmaj7#5, the same pitches written with the other spelling. Melodies over D#maj7#5 can draw on the D# Lydian augmented scale, which contains every note of the chord. The notes F##, A## and C## are theoretical spellings, which is why charts tend to write Ebmaj7#5 instead.

D# major 7th with sharp 5th guitar chord is also written as D#maj7(#5), D#maj7#5, D#M7(#5) or D#Δ7(#5).

Notes that compose the D# maj7(#5) chord:

D# F## A## C##

Chord Structure:

Formula: 1 3 #5 7

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FAQ

Which notes form D#maj7#5?

D#maj7#5 is spelled D#, F##, A## and C##. That is the root, a major third, a raised fifth and a major seventh. All three upper notes are double sharps.

Is D#maj7#5 the same as Ebmaj7#5?

Yes, they sound the same. Ebmaj7#5 is spelled Eb, G, B and D, with no double accidentals. D#maj7#5 is the theoretical spelling.

Why does D# major seventh sharp five need so many double sharps?

Every chord tone keeps its own letter name. The third is F##, the raised fifth is A## and the major seventh is C##. Writing them as G, B and D would break the interval spelling.

Which scale works over D#maj7#5?

The D# Lydian Augmented Scale (D#, E#, F##, G##, A##, B#, C##) contains all four chord notes. Nothing in the chord falls outside it.