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Amaj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

Amaj7 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.

Amaj7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteAC♯EG♯
Degree1357

Amaj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

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

Amaj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 13, 77String 2, fret 14, 33String 1, fret 12, 55
Root position: A G♯ C♯ E from the bass
Grip x-12-x-13-14-12 · frets 12–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 2, 11String 2, fret 5, 55String 1, fret 4, 77
1st inversion: C♯ A E G♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-x-2-5-4 · frets 2–5
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 6, 33String 2, fret 9, 77String 1, fret 5, 11
2nd inversion: E C♯ G♯ A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-9-5 · frets 5–9Stretch: 5 frets
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 6, 33String 2, fret 9, 77String 1, fret 5, 11
2nd inversion: E C♯ G♯ A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-9-5 · frets 5–9Stretch: 5 frets
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 77String 3, fret 9, 55String 2, fret 10, 11String 1, fret 9, 33
3rd inversion: G♯ E A C♯ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-9-10-9 · frets 9–11

Scales with Amaj7 in them

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