Ab11 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
All chords More Ab chordsThe Ab11 is a dominant chord and equivalent to G sharp 11th. It's usually played as one of three movable shapes depending on the most suitable position on the fretboard, or played as a barre chord.
The chord consists of six notes. The notes represent the root, major third, perfect fifth, minor seventh, major ninth and perfect eleventh intervals. Notice that the third, fifth and/or the ninth are sometimes omitted.
Ab11 is an abbreviation for A flat dominant eleventh. A less common abbreviation is Abdom11.
The notes that the Ab11 chord consists of are Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb and Db.
Ebm9 - Ab11 - Dbmaj7
1st inversion: Ab11/C (means that C is the bass note).
2nd inversion: Ab11/Eb (means that Eb is the bass note).
3rd inversion: Ab11/Gb (means that Gb is the bass note).
4th inversion: Ab11/Bb (means that Bb is the bass note).
5th inversion: Ab11/Db (means that Db is the bass note).
Ab11(no3) is an Ab 11th with no third (C).
Ab11(no5) is an Ab 11th with no fifth (Eb).
Ab11(no9) is an Ab 11th with no ninth (Bb).