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A♭7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
A♭7 drop 2 and 4 voices A♭, C, E♭, G♭ with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 dominant-seventh recipe: 1-5-3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | A♭ | C | E♭ | G♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
A♭7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: A♭ E♭ C G♭ from the bass
Grip 4-6-x-5-7-x · frets 4–71st inversion: C G♭ E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 8-9-x-8-9-x · frets 8–92nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip 11-11-x-11-13-x · frets 11–13Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip 11-11-x-11-13-x · frets 11–133rd inversion: G♭ C A♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 2-3-x-1-4-x · frets 1–4A♭7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: A♭ E♭ C G♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-13-x-13-14 · frets 11–141st inversion: C G♭ E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-4-x-4-4 · frets 3–42nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip x-6-6-x-7-8 · frets 6–8Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip x-6-6-x-7-8 · frets 6–83rd inversion: G♭ C A♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-9-10-x-9-11 · frets 9–11More A♭7
Scales with A♭7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D♭ major on 5
- B♭ minor on ♭7
- E♭ Dorian on 4
- F Phrygian on ♭3
- G♭ Lydian on 2
- A♭ Mixolydian on 1
- C Locrian on ♭6
- C♯ harmonic minor on 5
- C♯ melodic minor on 5
- E♭ melodic minor on 4
- D♭ bebop dominant on 5
- A♭ bebop dominant on 1
- C altered on ♭6
- D altered on ♭5
- F♯ Lydian dominant on 2
- A♭ Lydian dominant on 1
- G♯ Phrygian dominant on 1
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on ♭6
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole on ♭5
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in D♭ (A♭7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in C♯ minor (G♯7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in D♭ (A♭7 as V)
- Blue Bossa (A♭7 as 10)
Drop 2&4 dominant 7 in every key
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