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Ab11 Piano Chord

A wide, open sound.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Ab2 · Gb3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Db4 · Bb4 fingers 1–5

How to play the Ab11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Ab2 and Gb3 with the left hand and Db4 and Bb4 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–5 on the right (1 is the thumb). This practical voicing omits the third and perfect fifth (C and Eb) so the third does not clash with the eleventh.

Other names for the Ab11 chord

Other names: Ab 11th, Ab eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: Ab eleventh chord

Notes and intervals in the Ab11 chord

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

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