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Guitar chord · Major 11th

Abmaj11 chord (Ab Major 11th)

Major 9th with the 11th on top: the 11th clashes with the major 3rd, so it is a dense, rarely used sound.

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

Abmaj11 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 5 5 4 4
5th String Root x 11 10 12 9 9
4th String Root x x 6 6 8 8

Interactive chord diagram

Abmaj11 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 Abmaj11

These scales start on Ab and contain every note of the chord, so they fit when Abmaj11 is the chord of the moment.

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Questions

What notes are in a Abmaj11 chord?
Abmaj11 is Ab, C, Eb, G, Bb, Db: the 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 of Ab.
How do you play Abmaj11 on guitar?
6th String Root: 4 4 5 5 4 4; 5th String Root: x 11 10 12 9 9; 4th String Root: x x 6 6 8 8 (low E to high E, x = don't play the string).
What scale goes with Abmaj11?
Scales on Ab that contain every note of Abmaj11: Ab Major, Ab Bebop Dominant, Ab Harmonic Major, Ab Bebop Major.

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