Voicing of Ab Major 7 #11

Type B

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Left hand
Ab2
Right hand
G4Bb4C5D5
Family
4-Note Rootless (Type A/B)

The Type B voicing of Abmaj7#11 stacks G, Bb, C and D from the bottom up: the major 7th, 9th, major 3rd and sharp 11th of the chord. It leaves out the root, Ab, for the left hand or the bass player to take.

It's one of the 4-Note Rootless (Type A/B) voicings: four-note rootless voicings in their two forms, with the 3rd or the 7th on the bottom, played over the root. The other for Abmaj7#11 is Type A.