B♭ augmented major seventh chord
B♭maj7♯5B♭ augmented major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- B♭1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- D3
- 4
- ♭5
- 5
- F♯♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- A7
- B♭ Root
- D Major 3rd
- F♯ Augmented 5th
- A Major 7th
About this chord
What is a B♭ augmented major seventh chord?
B♭maj7♯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 · B♭Δ7♯5
- Found in
- III+maj7 in G harmonic minor
Scales that contain B♭maj7♯5
Neighbours
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