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Amaj7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

Amaj7 drop 2 voices A, C♯, E, G♯ with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings; 2 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-2 maj7 recipe: the fifth is dropped an octave, giving 5-1-3-7 from the bass.

Amaj7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteAC♯EG♯
Degree1357

Amaj7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 11String 5, fret 7, 55String 4, fret 6, 77String 3, fret 6, 33
Root position: A E G♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 5-7-6-6-x-x · frets 5–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 33String 5, fret 11, 77String 4, fret 7, 11String 3, fret 9, 55
1st inversion: C♯ G♯ A E from the bass
Grip 9-11-7-9-x-x · frets 7–11Stretch: 5 frets
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 55String 5, fret 12, 11String 4, fret 11, 33String 3, fret 13, 77
2nd inversion: E A C♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip 12-12-11-13-x-x · frets 11–13
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 55String 5, fret 12, 11String 4, fret 11, 33String 3, fret 13, 77
2nd inversion: E A C♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip 12-12-11-13-x-x · frets 11–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 77String 5, fret 4, 33String 4, fret 2, 55String 3, fret 2, 11
3rd inversion: G♯ C♯ E A from the bass
Grip 4-4-2-2-x-x · frets 2–4

Amaj7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 11String 4, fret 14, 55String 3, fret 13, 77String 2, fret 14, 33
Root position: A E G♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-14-13-14-x · frets 12–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 33String 4, fret 6, 77String 3, fret 2, 11String 2, fret 5, 55
1st inversion: C♯ G♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-4-6-2-5-x · frets 2–6Stretch: 5 frets
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 55String 4, fret 7, 11String 3, fret 6, 33String 2, fret 9, 77
2nd inversion: E A C♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-7-6-9-x · frets 6–9
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 55String 4, fret 7, 11String 3, fret 6, 33String 2, fret 9, 77
2nd inversion: E A C♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-7-6-9-x · frets 6–9
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 77String 4, fret 11, 33String 3, fret 9, 55String 2, fret 10, 11
3rd inversion: G♯ C♯ E A from the bass
Grip x-11-11-9-10-x · frets 9–11

Amaj7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 7, 11String 3, fret 9, 55String 2, fret 9, 77String 1, fret 9, 33
Root position: A E G♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-7-9-9-9 · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 11, 33String 3, fret 13, 77String 2, fret 10, 11String 1, fret 12, 55
1st inversion: C♯ G♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-x-11-13-10-12 · frets 10–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 55String 3, fret 2, 11String 2, fret 2, 33String 1, fret 4, 77
2nd inversion: E A C♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-2-2-2-4 · frets 2–4
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23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 55String 3, fret 2, 11String 2, fret 2, 33String 1, fret 4, 77
2nd inversion: E A C♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-2-2-2-4 · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 77String 3, fret 6, 33String 2, fret 5, 55String 1, fret 5, 11
3rd inversion: G♯ C♯ E A from the bass
Grip x-x-6-6-5-5 · frets 5–6

Scales with Amaj7 in them

Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.

Use it in a progression

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