A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord on Piano
Also known as:
A♭ Major 7♯11 , A♭M7♯11 , A♭maj7♯11 , A♭Maj7♯11 , A♭ma7♯11 , A♭Δ7♯11 , A♭ Lydian
Here you can learn how to play A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord on the Piano. The A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord has a Major quality which includes a Major Third interval that produces a generally happy sound. A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord contains the notes A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭, D (although E♭, B♭ can be omitted). The A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord on Piano is an Altered type chord which means it includes a Triad (the Root A♭, the Third C, and the Fifth E♭) with at least one altered (raised or lowered) note, in this case the Sharp Eleventh D.
Below you will find the notes, notation, degrees and intervals of the A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord along with any related scales and chords. In the Piano view you can display the notes of the A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord mapped out onto the Piano keyboard and switch between the notes, degrees, intervals. These are shown across two octaves to help visualise the different inversions of the chord.
Notes
A♭, C, E♭, G, B♭, D
Can be omitted: E♭, B♭
Notation
Degrees
Note | Number | Name |
---|---|---|
A♭ | 1 | Tonic |
C | 3 | Mediant |
E♭ | 5 | Dominant |
G | 7 | Leading Tone |
B♭ | 9 | Supertonic |
D | ♯11 | Subdominant |
Intervals
Notes | Semitones | Interval |
---|---|---|
A♭ > A♭ | 0 | Perfect Unison (P1) |
A♭ > C | 4 | Major 3rd (M3) |
A♭ > E♭ | 7 | Perfect 5th (P5) |
A♭ > G | 11 | Major 7th (M7) |
A♭ > B♭ | 14 | Major 9th (M9) |
A♭ > D | 18 | Augmented 11th (A11) |
Music Theory
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Scales related to A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord
Same Spellings
Scales that include all of the notes of the A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.
IV Chord of E♭ Major Scale
♭VI Chord of C Natural Minor Scale
IV Chord of E♭ Ionian Mode
♭III Chord of F Dorian Mode
♭II Chord of G Phrygian Mode
I Chord of A♭ Lydian Mode
♭VII Chord of B♭ Mixolydian Mode
♭VI Chord of C Aeolian Mode
♭V Chord of D Locrian Mode
Different Spellings
Scales that include different spellings of all the notes of the A♭ Major Seventh Sharp Eleventh Chord.