What notes are in a Abmadd11 chord?

Abmadd11 is Ab, Cb, Eb, Db: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of Ab.

How do you play Abmadd11 on guitar?

6th String Root: 4 4 6 4 4 4; 5th String Root: x 11 11 13 12 11; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 9 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).

What scale goes with Abmadd11?

Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abmadd11: Ab Minor, Ab Minor Pentatonic, Ab Blues, Ab Dorian, Ab Phrygian, Ab Harmonic Minor.

Guitar chord · Minor Add11

Abmadd11 chord (Ab Minor Add11)

Minor triad with the 11th added and no 7th or 9th: dark and open, with a suspended feel.

Notes AbCbEbDb

Formula 1 ♭3 5 11

Shapes 3 on this page

Abmadd11 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 6 4 4 4

5th String Root x 11 11 13 12 11

4th String Root x x 6 6 9 7

Interactive chord diagram

Abmadd11 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 Abmadd11

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Abmadd11 is the chord of the moment.

Ab Minor Ab Minor Pentatonic Ab Blues Ab Dorian Ab Phrygian Ab Harmonic Minor Ab Melodic Minor Ab Dorian b2 Ab Neapolitan Minor Ab Neapolitan Major Ab Bebop Dorian Ab Bebop Melodic Minor Ab Bebop Harmonic Minor

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Questions

What notes are in a Abmadd11 chord?: Abmadd11 is Ab, Cb, Eb, Db: the 1, ♭3, 5, 11 of Ab.
How do you play Abmadd11 on guitar?: 6th String Root: 4 4 6 4 4 4; 5th String Root: x 11 11 13 12 11; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 9 7 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Abmadd11?: Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abmadd11: Ab Minor, Ab Minor Pentatonic, Ab Blues, Ab Dorian, Ab Phrygian, Ab Harmonic Minor.

Minor Add11 chords in every key

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