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A♭maj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

A♭maj7 drop 3 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; 1 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-3 maj7 recipe: the third is dropped an octave, giving 3-1-5-7 from the bass.

A♭maj7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteA♭CE♭G
Degree1357

A♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 5, 77String 3, fret 5, 33String 2, fret 4, 55
Root position: A♭ G C E♭ from the bass
Grip 4-x-5-5-4-x · frets 4–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 33String 4, fret 6, 11String 3, fret 8, 55String 2, fret 8, 77
1st inversion: C A♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip 8-x-6-8-8-x · frets 6–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 10, 33String 3, fret 12, 77String 2, fret 9, 11
2nd inversion: E♭ C G A♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-10-12-9-x · frets 9–12
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910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 10, 33String 3, fret 12, 77String 2, fret 9, 11
2nd inversion: E♭ C G A♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-10-12-9-x · frets 9–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, 77String 4, fret 1, 55String 3, fret 1, 11String 2, fret 1, 33
3rd inversion: G E♭ A♭ C from the bass
Grip 3-x-1-1-1-x · frets 1–3

A♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

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

Scales with A♭maj7 in them

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