G7#5 Augmented

The G7#5 chord is built from the notes G – B – D# – F.

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Also known as

G+7G-aug7G7(#5)Gaugmented7

Chord tones, one by one

GRoot

Root

The fundamental note the chord is built on — G.

BThird

Major third

Four semitones — makes the chord major (brighter, happier).

D#Fifth

Augmented fifth (♯5)

Eight semitones — a sharp fifth. Restless and dreamy, typical of augmented chords.

FSeventh

Minor seventh (♭7)

Ten semitones — the dominant/minor seventh. Adds bluesy tension (7, m7).

🎼 Related scales

🎹 Modal analysis

This chord implies the Whole tone scale; its characteristic note is the dreamy, suspended ♯5.

🎸 Genres

Impressionism · Film & TV scoring · Jazz

7#5 in every key

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