A♭ minor 11th (A♭m11)
A♭Root
C♭min 3
G♭min 7
B♭9
D♭11
Rich and modal. The 11th works well over minor. Common in modal jazz and fusion.
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How to play it
A♭m11
A♭ minor 11th, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- G♭m7
- B♭9
- D♭11
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notesWhy a minor 11th chord sounds the way it does
A♭+3 fretsC♭+7 fretsG♭+4 fretsB♭+3 fretsD♭
Stacked from 4 intervals.
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Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G♯ minor
What A♭m11 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G♯ minor
Other m11 chords
Same quality, every root
03
How to play it
A♭m11
A♭ minor 11th, 1fr
- Bass
- A♭, the root
- Root
- A♭
- Strings
- E A D G B e · open
- A♭Root
- C♭m3
- G♭m7
- B♭9
- D♭11
Up the neck
6 voicings, same five notes04
Where to go next
More A♭ chords
Same root, other colours
Chords in the key of G♯ minor
What A♭m11 usually sits next to
Close relatives
Relatives of G♯ minor
Other m11 chords
Same quality, every root