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Abmmaj11 Guitar Chord

A very rare, experimental chord. Occasionally found in modern jazz and progressive music. On guitar, some notes must be omitted — typically the fifth and ninth.

Guitar

Strings 4–4–5–4–4–6

How to play the Abmmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–4–5–4–4–6 from the low E string to the high E string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. X means a muted string and 0 means an open string.

6th string (low E) Fret 4 · index finger
5th string (A) Fret 4 · index finger
4th string (D) Fret 5 · middle finger
3rd string (G) Fret 4 · index finger
2nd string (B) Fret 4 · index finger
1st string (high E) Fret 6 · pinky

Other names for the Abmmaj11 chord

Other names: Ab minor major 11th

Music theory name: minor major eleventh chord

Common name: Ab minor major eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Abmmaj11 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
Cb Minor 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
G Major 7th
Bb Major 9th
Db Perfect 11th

All variations

Fret 4
4–4–5–4–4–6
Fret 6
X–6–6–6–8–7
Fret 9
X–11–9–12–11–9
Fret 11
11–11–11–12–12–11

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys