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Guitar chord · Minor 11th

Abm11 chord (Ab Minor 11th)

Open, airy jazz/bossa nova minor 11th chord.

Notes AbCbEbGbBbDb
Formula 1 ♭3 5 ♭7 9 11
Shapes 1 on this page

Abm11 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 Minor 11th 4 x 4 4 2 x

Interactive chord diagram

Abm11 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 Abm11

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Abm11 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Abm11 chord?
Abm11 is Ab, Cb, Eb, Gb, Bb, Db: the 1, ♭3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11 of Ab.
How do you play Abm11 on guitar?
6th String Root Minor 11th: 4 x 4 4 2 x (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Abm11?
Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abm11: Ab Minor, Ab Dorian, Ab Bebop Dorian, Ab Bebop Harmonic Minor.

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