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Drop D tuning

Abmaj7 on guitar

Abmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled Ab, C, Eb and G. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 131113, which sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

Notes and intervals

NoteAbCEbG
Interval1P3M5P7M

12 ways to play it

Ordered by how hard they are to fret, easiest first, one per position on the neck. Fret numbers are relative to the position marked beside each grid.

Ab major seventh, open position, capo 023
131113sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1
Ab major seventh, position 6, capo 06fr23
666088sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring open
Ab major seventh, position 5, capo 05fr23
6655xxsits at fret 5, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 5 and mutes 2 strings
Ab major seventh, position 3, capo 03fr4132
63504xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 9, capo 09fr3214
x11100911sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, open position, capo 023
xx5544sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 4 and mutes 2 strings
Ab major seventh, position 11, capo 011fr123
x1113013xsits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab major seventh, position 8, capo 08fr3214
x11100811sits at fret 8, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 10, capo 010fr21
x11100xxsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
Ab major seventh, position 13, capo 013fr23
131513131315sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 13
Ab major seventh, position 6, capo 06fr234
666888sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6
Ab major seventh, open position, capo 023
x31113sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1 and mutes 1 string

Keys Abmaj7 belongs to

Abmaj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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