Notechord

Gmaj7♯5 (augmented major 7th)

4-note augmented major 7th on G — G, B, D♯, F♯.

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
1Groot
3Bmajor third
♯5D♯sharp fifth (augmented)
7F♯major seventh

The formula reads in semitones above the root (G): 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

13
open position
1234
open position
7fr143211
from fret 7
10fr1423
from fret 10

Ukulele fingerings · 4

2
open position
3fr2314
from fret 3
7fr2113
from fret 7
9fr4231
from fret 9

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 G chords

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