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Open G tuning

Abmaj7 on guitar

Abmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled Ab, C, Eb and G. In Open G tuning (D2 G2 D3 G3 B3 D4) the easiest shape is x11011, which sits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 13.

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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 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 1 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 3, fret 1 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.1234
x11011sits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 4, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 4, open, fret 5 with finger 2, fret 5 with finger 3, fret 4 with finger 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.4fr4231
60554xsits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 5, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6 with finger 2, open, fret 6 with finger 3, fret 5 with finger 1, muted, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.5fr231
6065xxsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab major seventh, position 13, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 2, open, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.13fr1234
x131301313sits at fret 13, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 12, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 12 with finger 1, fret 13 with finger 4, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.12fr2314
x13131213xsits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings
Ab major seventh, position 9, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 10 with finger 2, open, fret 10 with finger 3, open, fret 9 with finger 1, fret 10 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.9fr2314
100100910sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open
Ab major seventh, position 8, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 10 with finger 3, fret 8 with finger 1, fret 9 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.8fr3124
x0108910sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 10, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 13 with finger 2, fret 10 with finger 1, open, fret 13 with finger 3, fret 13 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo.10fr2134
x131001313sits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, position 6, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: fret 6, fret 8 with finger 2, fret 6, open, fret 8 with finger 3, fret 10 with finger 4. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 6, strings 1 to 3.6fr234
6860810sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring open
Ab major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, fret 1 with finger 1, fret 1 with finger 2, open, fret 1 with finger 3, muted. Frets are relative to the capo.123
x1101xsits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings
Ab major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 6.
x01111sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Ab major seventh, open position, capo 0. Strings from lowest to highest: muted, open, fret 1, fret 1, fret 1, muted. Frets are relative to the capo. Barre at relative fret 1, strings 3 to 5.
x0111xsits at fret 1, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings

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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