Notechord

D♯maj7♯5 (augmented major 7th) / E♭maj7♯5 (augmented major 7th)

4-note augmented major 7th on D♯ / E♭ — D♯, G, B, D.

Press to hear the chord strummed low to high.

A major seventh on an augmented triad — raised fifth under the leading tone, ethereal and unresolved-yet-major.

The notes

Pitches taken from the first fingering below — click any note to open its frequency page.

Interval formula

DegreeNoteWhat it is
1D♯root
3Gmajor third
♯5Bsharp fifth (augmented)
7Dmajor seventh

The formula reads in semitones above the root (D♯): 1, 3, ♯5, 7. A voicing may leave a tone out — often the fifth — but never adds one from outside this set.

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Guitar fingerings · 4

3fr143211
from fret 3
5fr2134
from fret 5
6fr1423
from fret 6
11fr12341
from fret 11

Ukulele fingerings · 4

3fr2113
from fret 3
5fr4231
from fret 5
6fr2341
from fret 6
8fr1423
from fret 8

Read a diagram top-down: the thick bar is the nut, dots are where to press (the number is which finger), means play the open string, means don't play it. A bar across strings is a barre.

Other D♯ / E♭ chords

maj7♯5 (augmented major 7th) chords on every root