Guitar Upscale7#5 Chord (Augmented 7th) on guitar
A 7#5 chord is a dominant 7th chord with a raised fifth, a tense chord that rises into the next chord.
| Written as | C7#5 |
|---|---|
| Formula | 1 3 #5 b7 |
| Notes in C | C E G# Bb |
| Semitones from the root | 0, 4, 8, 10 |
About the 7#5 Chord
G7#5 is G, B, D# and F. It is also written G+7 or Gaug7.
The raised 5th pushes up into the 3rd of the next chord: D# to E in G7#5 to C.
The whole tone scale fits over it.
Intervals
- 1: Root, 0 semitones above the root
- 3: Major 3rd, 4 semitones above the root
- #5: Minor 6th, 8 semitones above the root
- b7: Minor 7th, 10 semitones above the root
7#5 Chord charts in all 12 keys
Each chart shows the strings from the thick low E on the left to the thin high e on the right. Numbers in the dots are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 little, T thumb. × marks a muted string and ○ an open one. A bar across strings is a barre.
C7#5: C E G# Bb
G7#5: G B D# F
D7#5: D F# A# C
A7#5: A C# E# G
E7#5: E G# B# D
B7#5: B D# G A
F#7#5: F# A# D E
Db7#5: Db F A Cb
Ab7#5: Ab C E Gb
Eb7#5: Eb G B Db
Bb7#5: Bb D F# Ab
F7#5: F A C# Eb
Scales to play over C7#5
Each of these scales, started on C, holds every note of the chord:
- C Lydian Minor
- C Phrygian Dominant (Hijaz, Ahava Rabbah)
- C Arabian (Major Locrian)
- C Magen Avot
- C Hindu (Mixolydian b6)
- C Oriental 2
- C Spanish Eight Tone
- C Moorish Phrygian
- C Whole Tone Scale
- C Leading Whole Tone
- C Diminished Whole Tone
- C Enigmatic Scale