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Ab11 Piano Chord

A wide, open sound.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand Ab2 · F#3 fingers 5–1
Right hand C#4 · Bb4 fingers 1–5

How to play the Ab11 chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play Ab2 and F#3 with the left hand and C#4 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.

Notation for Ab11 chord

Other names: Ab 11th, Ab eleventh

Music theory name: dominant eleventh chord

Common name: Ab eleventh chord

Intervals and tones in Ab11 chord

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

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