Dim & aug familyIII+maj7 in A♭ harmonic minor
B augmented major seventh chord
Bmaj7♯5B augmented major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 7
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- D♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- 5
- F𝄪♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- A♯7
- B Root
- D♯ Major 3rd
- F𝄪 Augmented 5th
- A♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is a B augmented major seventh chord?
Bmaj7♯5 is built from 4 notes: B (the root), D♯ (the 3), F𝄪 (the ♯5), A♯ (the 7). An augmented triad with a major seventh: the bright, floating III chord of the harmonic and melodic minor.
- Notes
- B · D♯ · F𝄪 · A♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♯5 · 7
- Also written
- B+maj7 · BΔ7♯5
- Found in
- III+maj7 in A♭ harmonic minor
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