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Ab9#11 Ukulele Chord

A Lydian dominant chord — a bright, open sound. Typical of modern jazz. On guitar, the fifth is often omitted as the sharp eleventh takes over its harmonic role.

Ukulele

Strings 3–2–2–3

How to play the Ab9#11 chord on ukulele

Read the string pattern 3–2–2–3 from the G string to the A string. Numbers in the pattern are frets; numbers in the colored dots are left-hand fingers. 0 means an open string and X means a muted string.

4th string (G) Fret 3 · middle finger
3rd string (C) Fret 2 · index finger
2nd string (E) Fret 2 · index finger
1st string (A) Fret 3 · ring finger

Other names for the Ab9#11 chord

Other names: Ab 9th sharp 11

Music theory name: ninth sharp eleven chord

Common name: Ab 9#11 chord

Notes and intervals in the Ab9#11 chord

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

All variations

Open
3–2–2–3
Fret 5
5–6–6–5
Fret 7
7–10–8–9
Fret 10
11–12–10–13

More chords with Ab as the root

The same chord type in other keys