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A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

A♭maj7 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 maj7 recipe: the fifth and root are dropped, giving 1-5-3-7.

A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteA♭CE♭G
Degree1357

A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 11String 5, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 5, 33String 2, fret 8, 77
Root position: A♭ E♭ C G from the bass
Grip 4-6-x-5-8-x · frets 4–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 33String 5, fret 10, 77String 3, fret 8, 55String 2, fret 9, 11
1st inversion: C G E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 8-10-x-8-9-x · frets 8–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 55String 5, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 12, 77String 2, fret 13, 33
2nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G C from the bass
Grip 11-11-x-12-13-x · frets 11–13
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 55String 5, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 12, 77String 2, fret 13, 33
2nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G C from the bass
Grip 11-11-x-12-13-x · frets 11–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, 77String 5, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 1, 11String 2, fret 4, 55
3rd inversion: G C A♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 3-3-x-1-4-x · frets 1–4

A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 11String 4, fret 13, 55String 2, fret 13, 33String 1, fret 15, 77
Root position: A♭ E♭ C G from the bass
Grip x-11-13-x-13-15 · frets 11–15
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 33String 4, fret 5, 77String 2, fret 4, 55String 1, fret 4, 11
1st inversion: C G E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-5-x-4-4 · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, 55String 4, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 8, 77String 1, fret 8, 33
2nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G C from the bass
Grip x-6-6-x-8-8 · frets 6–8
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, 55String 4, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 8, 77String 1, fret 8, 33
2nd inversion: E♭ A♭ G C from the bass
Grip x-6-6-x-8-8 · frets 6–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, 77String 4, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 9, 11String 1, fret 11, 55
3rd inversion: G C A♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-10-x-9-11 · frets 9–11

Scales with A♭maj7 in them

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