Standard
A♭ dominant ninth sharp eleven · Frets 3–4
A♭9♯11 guitar chord
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How to play A♭9♯11 on guitar
The most common way, the first shape above: lay your index finger flat across the four strings from the A to the B at the 3rd fret, your middle finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your ring finger on the D string at the 4th fret and your little finger on the high E string at the 4th fret.
From the low E string 4 3 4 3 3 4 (x: not played, 0: open)
An easier A♭9♯11
The full shape is a barre chord, hard at first. This one needs no full barre and sounds much the same: your little finger on the low E string at the 4th fret, your middle finger on the A string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the G string at the 3rd fret, your ring finger on the B string at the 3rd fret and your index finger on the high E string at the 2nd fret. Let the D string ring open.
4 3 0 3 3 2
A♭9♯11, the easier shape
StandardOpen position · 6 strings
What notes are in A♭9♯11?
A♭9♯11, A♭ dominant ninth sharp eleven, is A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭ and D: the root (A♭), the major third (C), the perfect fifth (E♭), the minor seventh (G♭), the ninth (B♭) and the sharp eleventh (D). Its formula is 1 3 5 ♭7 9 ♯11.
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Dominant ninth sharp eleven chords in every key
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A♭9♯11 on other instruments
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