Guitar · drop voicings # 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. | Note | A♭ | C | E♭ | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ## A♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2 **Root position: A♭ G C E♭ from the bass** Grip 4-x-5-5-4-x · frets 4–5 **1st inversion: C A♭ E♭ G from the bass** Grip 8-x-6-8-8-x · frets 6–8 **2nd inversion: E♭ C G A♭ from the bass** Grip 11-x-10-12-9-x · frets 9–12 **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 **Root position: A♭ G C E♭ from the bass** Grip x-11-x-12-13-11 · frets 11–13 **1st inversion: C A♭ E♭ G from the bass** Grip x-3-x-1-4-3 · frets 1–4 **2nd inversion: E♭ C G A♭ from the bass** Grip x-6-x-5-8-4 · frets 4–8 *Stretch: 5 frets* **3rd inversion: G E♭ A♭ C from the bass** Grip x-10-x-8-9-8 · frets 8–10 ## More A♭maj7 - [A♭maj7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2) - [A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [A♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/abmaj7) ## Scales with A♭maj7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) on 4 - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) on 1 - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) on ♭6 - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) on ♭3 - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) on ♭3 - [B♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) on ♭7 - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) on ♭6 - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) on ♭2 - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) on 5 - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) on 1 - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) on 4 - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) on ♭5 - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) on ♭2 - [C harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [G Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-ab) (A♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-ab) (A♭maj7 as I) ## Drop 3 maj7 in every key - [Cmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3) - [D♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-3) - [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) - [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) - [Emaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-3) - [Fmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-3) - [G♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-3) - [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) - A♭maj7 drop 3 - [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) - [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) - [Bmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-3) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A♭maj7 drop 3 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop3-maj7:8:shapes)