How to Play Ebmaj7(#5) Chord on Guitar | Eb Major Seventh Sharp Fifth
What is in Ebmaj7#5, the Eb major seventh sharp five chord? The notes are Eb, G, B and D.
The other spelling, D#maj7#5, uses the same pitches. Its raised fifth and major seventh both come from the Lydian augmented scale, the third mode of the melodic minor scale. Looking for a scale to play over it? The Eb Lydian augmented scale contains all four notes of Ebmaj7#5.
To see where each of these intervals falls on the neck, work through intervals on the fretboard. Compared with a plain major seventh chord, only the fifth changes: it is raised by a semitone.
Eb major 7th with sharp 5th guitar chord is also written as Ebmaj7(#5), Ebmaj7#5, EbM7(#5) or EbΔ7(#5).
Notes that compose the Eb maj7(#5) chord:
Tones of the Major Seventh Sharp Fifth chord:
Formula: 1 3 #5 7
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FAQ
What is the spelling of Ebmaj7#5?
Ebmaj7#5 is spelled Eb, G, B and D. That gives a root, a major third, a raised fifth and a major seventh. The B is a semitone higher than the usual fifth Bb.
How is Ebmaj7#5 different from Ebmaj7?
Ebmaj7 uses the perfect fifth Bb. Ebmaj7#5 replaces it with B, a semitone higher, while Eb, G and D stay.
Is Ebmaj7#5 the same chord as D#maj7#5?
They sound the same. D#maj7#5 is spelled D#, F##, A## and C##, which needs three double sharps. Ebmaj7#5 is simpler to read.
Which scale works over Ebmaj7#5?
The Eb Lydian Augmented Scale (Eb, F, G, A, B, C, D) holds every chord note. Eb, G, B and D are its 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th degrees.
