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A♯ Minor 7♯5

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The A♯ Minor 7♯5 chord contains the notes A♯, C♯, E♯♯, and G♯.

Notes: A♯, C♯, E♯♯, G♯ · Piano keys: A♯ C♯ E♯♯ G♯

Reviewed for accuracy · Last updated July 2026 · Maintained by Justin Evans

B♭ Minor 7♯5
This is the same chord as B♭ Minor 7♯5 — the same keys on the keyboard, spelled with flats.
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A♯
A♯ – C♯ – E♯♯ – G♯

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Introduction

The A♯ Minor 7♯5 chord is a four-note chord made up of A♯, C♯, E♯♯, and G♯.

Notes

Notes:A♯ – C♯ – E♯♯ – G♯

Key Signature

A chord has no key signature of its own, but the A♯ Minor 7♯5 is the tonic (i) chord of A# Minor, which shares the signature of its relative major, C# Major7 sharps (F♯, C♯, G♯, D♯, A♯, E♯, B♯).

F♯C♯G♯D♯A♯E♯B♯

Order of sharps

Sharps are added to a key signature in a fixed order. Each new sharp key adds the next sharp on the list.

FCGDAEB

Mnemonic: Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle

Chords in the Key of A♯ Minor

These are the triads built on each degree of the A♯ minor scale:

C1C2C3C4C5FC6C7C8A#C#
iA♯ Minor (minor)
DegreeNumeralChordQuality
1iA♯ MinorMinor
2ii°C DiminishedDiminished
3IIIC♯ MajorMajor
4ivD♯ MinorMinor
5vF MinorMinor
6VIF♯ MajorMajor
7VIIG♯ MajorMajor

Same Notes, Other Names

The notes A♯ – C♯ – E♯♯ – G♯ aren’t exclusive to this chord. Depending on which note is the bass and how the chord functions, the same pitches also spell:

F♯ Add 9

A♯ Minor 7♯5 — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the A♯ Minor 7♯5 chord on piano?
The A♯ Minor 7♯5 chord contains the notes A♯ – C♯ – E♯♯ – G♯. On piano, play these notes together to sound the chord.

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References & Further Reading

The note names, intervals, fingering, and harmony on this chord page are grounded in the following sources. Public domain treatises and scores are linked to their full text; primary data reflects piano.org's own interval-derived dataset.

  1. 1

    Prout, Ebenezer(1889)

    Harmony: Its Theory and Practice

    Public domain treatise
  2. 2

    Goetschius, Percy(1889)

    The Material Used in Musical Composition

    Public domain treatise
  3. 3

    Riemann, Hugo(1896)

    Harmony Simplified (English translation)

    Public domain treatise
  4. 4

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