A♭11 (also written G♯11) is the Ab dominant eleventh chord. It has 5 notes: A♭ – E♭ – G♭ – B♭ – D♭ (1 – (3) – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 11).
A dominant eleventh stacks the ninth and eleventh on a dominant seventh, usually without the third. Gospel players often voice it as a major chord over the next bass note.
A♭11 chord on Guitar
444644
x-11-11-11-11-11
411122
xx6676Shape 1, string by string (low E to high E): low E 4th fret; A 4th fret; D 4th fret; G 6th fret; B 4th fret; high E 4th fret.
A♭11 chord on Ukulele
1121
6646
8899
11-13-11-11Shape 1, string by string (G, C, E, A): G 1st fret; C 1st fret; E 2nd fret; A 1st fret.
A♭11 chord on Piano
Play A♭, E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭ together with your right hand, and A♭ (the root) in your left. To move between chords smoothly, try inversions: keep the notes shared with the next chord and move the others the shortest distance.
Songs with the A♭11 chord
A♭11 appears in 3 songs on Yalle Media. The newest:
Related chords
Other Ab chords:
Chords in the key of A♭ major:
A♭11 chord: questions
What notes are in the A♭11 chord?
A♭11 (Ab dominant eleventh) is made of A♭, E♭, G♭, B♭ and D♭ (1 – (3) – 5 – ♭7 – 9 – 11).
How do you play A♭11 on guitar?
The most common shape is 444644 (from the low E string to the high E string; x = don’t play, 0 = open string).
How do you play A♭11 on ukulele?
Play 1121 (strings G, C, E, A; 0 = open string).
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