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Open G tuning

Abb on guitar

Abb is a major, spelled Abb, Cb and Ebb. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is x00000, which is played entirely on open strings, needs no stretch at all, lets 5 strings ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 12.

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: muted, open, open, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.
x00000is played entirely on open strings, needs no stretch at all, lets 5 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 1, open, open, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.1
500000sits at fret 5, needs no stretch at all and lets 5 strings ring open
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, open, open, fret 4 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.21
500400sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, open, fret 4 with finger 2, fret 3 with finger 1, open. Frets are relative to the capo.21
x00430sits at fret 3, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, position 7, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, open, fret 7 with finger 1, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.7fr1
x00700sits at fret 7, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, open, open, open, fret 9 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr1
x00009sits at fret 9, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, open, open, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr12
x00089sits at fret 8, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, open, open, open, fret 12 with finger 1. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr1
x000012sits at fret 12, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 1 string
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, open, open, open, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.
x0000xis played entirely on open strings, needs no stretch at all, lets 4 strings ring open and mutes 2 strings
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: open, open, open, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.
000000is played entirely on open strings, needs no stretch at all and lets 6 strings ring open
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, muted, muted, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.
xxx000is played entirely on open strings, needs no stretch at all, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings
Abb major, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 5 with finger 2, fret 4 with finger 1, open, open, open, open. Frets are relative to the capo.21
540000sits at fret 4, spans 1 fret and lets 4 strings ring open

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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