Augmented major seventh chord

In music, an augmented major seventh chord or major seventh sharp five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, augmented fifth, and major seventh (1, 3, 5, 7). It can be viewed as an augmented triad with an additional major seventh. When using popular-music symbols, it is denoted by e.g. +Δ7. For example, the augmented major seventh chord built on A, written as e.g. A+Δ7, has pitches A-C-E-G:

augmented major seventh chord
Component intervals from root
major seventh
augmented fifth
major third
root
Tuning
16:20:25:30
Forte no. / Complement
4-19B / 8-19

{
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\relative c' {
   \clef treble 
   \time 4/4
   \key c \major
   <as c e g>1
} }

The chord can be represented by the integer notation {0, 4, 8, 11}.

The augmented major seventh chord is associated with the augmented scale[1] (see jazz scale and chord-scale system). This chord also comes from the third mode of both the harmonic minor and the melodic minor scales. For example, the third mode of the A melodic minor scale outlines an augmented major seventh chord, as shown below.


{
\override Score.TimeSignature #'stencil = ##f
\relative c' { 
  \clef treble \time 7/4 \key a \minor
  \once \override NoteHead.color = #red c4^\markup { "3rd mode of A melodic minor scale" } d \once \override NoteHead.color = #red e fis \once \override NoteHead.color = #red gis a \once \override NoteHead.color = #red b c2 }
}

As with dominant seventh chords, nondominant seventh chords including the augmented major seventh usually progress according to the circle, thus III+M7 resolves to vi or VI.[2] For example, in the key of A minor, C maj75 usually resolves to F.

Augmented major seventh chord table

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Chord Root Major third Augmented fifth Major seventh
CaugM7 C E G B
CaugM7 C E G B
CaugM7 C E (F) G  (A) B (C)
DaugM7 D F A C
DaugM7 D F A C
DaugM7 D F  (G) A  (B) C  (D)
EaugM7 E G B D
EaugM7 E G B (C) D
EaugM7 E G  (A) B  (C) D  (E)
FaugM7 F A C E
FaugM7 F A C E
FaugM7 F A C  (D) E (F)
GaugM7 G B D F
GaugM7 G B D F
GaugM7 G B (C) D  (E) F  (G)
AaugM7 A C E G
AaugM7 A C E (F) G
AaugM7 A C  (D) E  (F) G  (A)
BaugM7 B D F A
BaugM7 B D F  (G) A
BaugM7 B D  (E) F  (G) A  (B)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Coker, Jerry (1976). The Jazz Idiom, p.66. ISBN 0-13-509851-3.
  2. ^ Benward & Saker (2003), p.232.