Ab11 chord
Ab11 chord for guitar with diagrams, fingerings and notes.
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The 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.
Shown in the Fingerings diagram is a closed chord with the 5th string muted by the adjacent ring finger.
As shown in Notes diagram, four notes are included, omitting the 3rd (C) and the 5th (Eb).
Notice that the diagram starts at the 4th fret rather than the 1st fret.
Short notation: 4X456X.
Chord structure
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.
Chord name
Ab11 is an abbreviation for A flat dominant eleventh. A less common abbreviation is Abdom11.
Notes
The notes that the Ab11 chord consists of are Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb and Db.
Inversions
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).
Omissions
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).
Chord progressions
Examples of progressions featuring Ab11.
| Progression 1: Ab11 functions as a V chord. | ||
|---|---|---|
Ebm9 |
Ab11 |
Dbmaj7 |