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DADGAD tuning

Abb on guitar

Abb is a major, spelled Abb, Cb and Ebb. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is 550450, which sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.

Notes and intervals

NoteAbbCbEbb
Interval1P3M5P

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.

Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, open, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 4, open. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
550450sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, open, fret 2 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.1
xxx020sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
Abb major, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 2, open, open, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 9 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr231
x1000109sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 3, open, fret 7 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 4, fret 9 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr3142
x1007109sits at fret 7, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, position 14, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, open, fret 14 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.14fr1
xxx0140sits at fret 14, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
Abb major, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5, fret 5, fret 5, fret 7 with finger 2, fret 5, fret 9 with finger 3. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 5, strings 1 to 5.5fr23
555759sits at fret 5 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 5
Abb major, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, open, fret 14 with finger 2, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr21
xxx01412sits at fret 12, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings
Abb major, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 10 with finger 1, open, open, fret 14 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr12
x1000140sits at fret 10, spans 4 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, open, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.2314
55045xsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, fret 2 with finger 1, open, open, fret 2 with finger 2, open. Frets are relative to the capo.12
020020sits at fret 2, needs no stretch at all and lets 4 strings ring open
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 1, fret 5 with finger 3, open. Frets are relative to the capo.213
xx5450sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, open, fret 4 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.231
5504xxsits at fret 4, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

Keys Abb belongs to

Abb is diatonic to 24 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.

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