How to play Ab11: an 11th built on Ab, with 2 ways to play it, the notes, the keys it belongs to, and songs that use it.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the 9th fret. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 11 10 11 9 9 (x = not played).
| Note | Ab | C | Gb | Db |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | 11 |
Ab11 is an 11th with Ab as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb, Db. This voicing omits the 5th and 9th, the tones guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
Ab11 is a diatonic chord (built from the key's own notes) in 1 major key and 1 minor key. The roman numeral is the chord's place in that key; tap a key for all of its chords.
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Ab11 is spelled Ab, C, Eb, Gb, Bb, Db: the root, 3rd, 5th, flat 7th, 9th, 11th. The common guitar voicing sounds Ab, C, Gb, Db, leaving out the 5th and 9th.
Frets from the low E string to the high E string: x 11 10 11 9 9 (x means the string is not played). Lay your index finger across the 9th fret from the B string to the high E string (a barre). Add the D string at the 10th fret. Add the A and G strings at the 11th fret. Strum from the A string down; the low E string stays silent.
Ab11 belongs to 2 keys: Db major (the V chord) and Bb minor (the VII).
