How to Play Piano Chord: A♭ major 11 — 1st inv | PianoKitty

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A♭maj11

1st inversion

A♭ major 11

1st inversion

Notes

C, E♭, G, B♭, D♭, A♭

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)

major 11 chord pattern

1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

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

Similar chords

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

Upper structures

A♭ major stacked under G♯dim (separated by a major 7th)

Play it as two chords

E♭ major G♯ · G

D♯–G–A♯ = 5, 7, 9 · left hand: root + major 7th
C minor G♯ · G

C–D♯–G = 3, 5, 7 · left hand: root + major 7th

Practice the major 11 chords Practice all inversions of A♭maj11

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