How to play Ab7#11: a dominant 7th sharp 11 built on Ab, with 1 voicing, the notes, and the intervals.
The first diagram is a common voicing: played at the first few frets. An X above a string means don't play it; an O means play it open.
The same chord in other positions on the neck: movable shapes transposed to Ab. Open any of them in the Diagram Maker below to adjust the fingering.
| Note | Ab | C | Gb | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | R | 3 | b7 | #11 |
Ab7#11 is a dominant 7th sharp 11 with Ab as its root. The full theoretical spelling is Ab, C, Eb, Gb, D. This voicing omits the 5th, the tone guitarists drop first when fitting a chord onto six strings.
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