Abmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled Ab, C, Eb and G. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is 665565, which sits at fret 5 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 11.
Notes and intervals
Note
Ab
C
Eb
G
Interval
1P
3M
5P
7M
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.
665565sits at fret 5 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 563506xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx1110011xsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 stringsx1110810xsits at fret 8, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings66601010sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring open131135sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1x111301513sits at fret 11, spans 4 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string66556xsits at fret 5, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 5 and mutes 1 stringxx6565sits at fret 5, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 5 and mutes 2 strings6655xxsits at fret 5, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 5 and mutes 2 strings63606xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string66503xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open 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.