A♭7♯11 8-string guitar chord

How to play A♭7♯11 on 8-string guitar

The most common way, the first shape above: your index finger on the F♯ string at the 2nd fret, your little finger on the low B string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the low E string at the 2nd fret and your ring finger on the A string at the 3rd fret. Let the D string ring open. Don’t play the G, high B and high E strings.

From the F♯ string 2 4 2 3 0 x x x (x: not played, 0: open)

What notes are in A♭7♯11?

A♭7♯11, A♭ Lydian dominant seventh, is A♭, C, E♭, G♭ and D: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the perfect fifth (E♭), the minor seventh (G♭) and the sharp eleventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 ♯11.