G# Major Seventh Sharp Fifth Guitar Chord (G#maj7(#5)) | Easy Ways to Play It
G#maj7#5 is the symbol for the G# major seventh sharp five chord, which contains G#, B#, D## and F## (root, major third, raised fifth and major seventh). A major seventh sharp five chord is an augmented triad with a major seventh on top, so the seventh sits a semitone below the octave.
Seen from the other side, Abmaj7#5 names the same sound with the opposite accidentals. Melodies over G#maj7#5 can draw on the G# Ionian #5 scale, which contains every note of the chord. B#, D## and F## make this spelling a theoretical one, and Abmaj7#5 is the spelling charts prefer.
Compared with a plain major seventh chord, only the fifth changes: it is raised by a semitone.
G# major 7th with sharp 5th guitar chord is also written as G#maj7(#5), G#maj7#5, G#M7(#5) or G#Δ7(#5).
Notes of the G# maj7(#5) chord:
Chord Structure:
Formula: 1 3 #5 7
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C maj7(#5) | D maj7(#5) | E maj7(#5) | F maj7(#5) | G maj7(#5) | A maj7(#5) | B maj7(#5) | C#maj7(#5) | D#maj7(#5) | F#maj7(#5) | G#maj7(#5) | A#maj7(#5) | Abmaj7(#5) | Bbmaj7(#5) | Dbmaj7(#5) | Ebmaj7(#5) | Gbmaj7(#5)
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FAQ
What notes does G#maj7#5 contain?
G#maj7#5 contains G#, B#, D## and F##. They are the root, major third, raised fifth and major seventh. All three upper notes need sharp spellings.
Is G#maj7#5 the same chord as Abmaj7#5?
Yes. Abmaj7#5 has Ab, C, E and G, the same pitches in simpler letters. G#maj7#5 is the theoretical spelling of that sound.
Why does G# major seventh sharp five include F##?
The major seventh of G# is F##, one semitone short of the octave G#. It sounds like G, but the letter F marks it as the seventh.
Which scale fits G#maj7#5?
The G# Lydian Augmented Scale (G#, A#, B#, C##, D##, E#, F##) contains all four notes of the chord. Each one is a member.
