# A♭ dominant 7th add 11 Guitar Chord

> The A♭ dominant 7th add 11 dominant 7th add 11 chord enhances the dominant 7th with an added eleventh D♭, generating a suspended, harmonically rich texture. The tension between the third C and eleventh D♭ adds a colorful, unresolved quality, popular in jazz and blues. With C in the bass, this voicing functions as the 1st inversion of A♭ dominant 7th add 11.

Source: https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c

## Chord Facts

- Symbol: A♭7(add11)
- Notes: A♭, C, E♭, G♭, D♭
- Intervals: 1 (A♭), 3 (C), 5 (E♭), ♭7 (G♭), 11 (D♭)
- Mood: tense, colorful, expressive, dynamic
- Genres: Jazz, Blues, Funk, Fusion
- Playable shapes: 9

## Quick Shapes

- Shape 1: -1 3 1 1 2 2 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/x31122)
- Shape 2: 8 6 6 6 7 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/866678)
- Shape 3: -1 3 4 6 4 4 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/x34644)
- Shape 4: 8 6 6 6 7 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/866679)
- Shape 5: 8 9 11 8 9 8 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/89b898)
- Shape 6: 8 9 11 8 9 9 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/89b899)
- Shape 7: -1 15 13 13 14 14 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/xfddee)
- Shape 8: 8 6 6 6 7 -1 (https://guitarwiz.app/chords/a-flat-dominant-7th-add-11/c/86667x)

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