Dim & aug familyIII+maj7 in C♯ harmonic minor
E augmented major seventh chord
Emaj7♯5E augmented major seventh
Piano root position
- Root
- 3
- ♯5
- 7
Guitar standard tuning
Fret 2
No barre: each note has its own finger.
Finger: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little
Notation treble clef
Intervals
12 semitones- E1
- ♭2
- 2
- ♭3
- G♯3
- 4
- ♭5
- 5
- B♯♯5
- 6
- ♭7
- D♯7
- E Root
- G♯ Major 3rd
- B♯ Augmented 5th
- D♯ Major 7th
About this chord
What is an E augmented major seventh chord?
Emaj7♯5 is built from 4 notes: E (the root), G♯ (the 3), B♯ (the ♯5), D♯ (the 7). An augmented triad with a major seventh: the bright, floating III chord of the harmonic and melodic minor.
- Notes
- E · G♯ · B♯ · D♯
- Formula
- 1 · 3 · ♯5 · 7
- Also written
- E+maj7 · EΔ7♯5
- Found in
- III+maj7 in C♯ harmonic minor
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