How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ dominant 11 — root | PianoKitty

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A♭11

root position

A♭ dominant 11

root position

Notes

A♭, C, E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭

Parent major scale: G♯

The notes of the G♯ major scale are:

#	Note	Function
1	G♯	root
2	A♯	second
3	C	third
4	C♯	fourth
5	D♯	fifth
6	F	sixth
7	G	seventh
8	G♯	octave
9	A♯	ninth
10	C♯	eleventh

Major scale pattern

The semitone pattern for a major scale is:

WWHWWWH

where:

W = Whole step (2 semitones)
H = Half step (1 semitone)

dominant 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, ♭7, 9, 11

root	A♭
third	C
fifth	E♭
flat seventh	G♭
ninth	B♭
eleventh	D♭

Similar chords

A♭ dominant 9 with a minor 3rd added on top (3 semitones)
G♯ minor 11 with flattened third
A♭ major 11 with raised seventh

Upper structures

A♭ major stacked under A♭ (separated by a minor 7th)

Play it as two chords

F♯ major G♯ · F♯

F♯–A♯–C♯ = ♭7, 9, 11 · left hand: root + ♭7
D♯ minor G♯ · F♯

D♯–F♯–A♯ = 5, ♭7, 9 · left hand: root + ♭7

Practice the dominant 11 chords Practice all inversions of A♭11

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