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Abmaj11 Guitar Chord

A very wide, "floating" sound. On guitar, the third is commonly omitted (clashes with the eleventh) and often the fifth too. In practice, usually only 4 of the 6 notes are played.

Guitar

Strings 4–3–1–0–2–X

How to play the Abmaj11 chord on guitar

Read the string pattern 4–3–1–0–2–X 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 · little finger
5th string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger
4th string (D) Fret 1 · index finger
3rd string (G) Play open
2nd string (B) Fret 2 · middle finger
1st string (high E) Do not play

Notation for Abmaj11 chord

Other names: Ab major 11th

Music theory name: major eleventh chord

Common name: Ab major eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Abmaj11 chord

Note Interval
Ab Root
C Major 3rd
Eb Perfect 5th
G Major 7th
B Major 9th
C# Perfect 11th

All Variations

Open
4–3–1–0–2–X
Fret 4
4–4–5–5–4–4
Fret 6
X–X–6–6–8–8
Fret 11
11–11–11–12–13–11

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys