What notes are in a Ab11 chord?

Ab11 is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb, Db: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11 of Ab.

How do you play Ab11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 4 4 4 5 4 4; 5th String Root: x 11 11 11 13 11; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 7 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Ab11?

Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab11: Ab Mixolydian, Ab Bebop Dominant, Ab Mixolydian b6, Ab Bebop Dorian.

Guitar chord · Dominant 11th

Ab11 chord (Ab Dominant 11th)

Dominant 9th with the 11th added; the 11th rubs against the major 3rd, so it is often heard with the 3rd left out.

Notes AbCEbGbBbDb

Formula 1 3 5 ♭7 9 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Ab11 chord shapes

Tap a diagram to strum it. Numbers are fingers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Blue dots are the root, Ab.

6th String Root 4 4 4 5 4 4

5th String Root x 11 11 11 13 11

4th String Root x x 6 6 7 8

Interactive chord diagram

Ab11 on the fretboard

STR OP 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 E A D G B E ✕ ✕ ✕

Tap any note to hear it.

Scales to play over Ab11

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Ab11 is the chord of the moment.

Ab Mixolydian Ab Bebop Dominant Ab Mixolydian b6 Ab Bebop Dorian

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Questions

What notes are in a Ab11 chord?: Ab11 is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb, Db: the 1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11 of Ab.
How do you play Ab11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 4 4 4 5 4 4; 5th String Root: x 11 11 11 13 11; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 7 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Ab11?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Ab11: Ab Mixolydian, Ab Bebop Dominant, Ab Mixolydian b6, Ab Bebop Dorian.

Dominant 11th chords in every key

C11 C#11 D11 Eb11 E11 F11 F#11 G11 Ab11 A11 Bb11 B11