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
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.
131113sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 1666088sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring open6655xxsits at fret 5, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 5 and mutes 2 strings63504xsits at fret 3, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx11100911sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringxx5544sits at fret 4, needs a barre across 2 strings at fret 4 and mutes 2 stringsx1113013xsits at fret 11, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 stringsx11100811sits at fret 8, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx11100xxsits at fret 10, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 3 strings131513131315sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 13666888sits at fret 6 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6x31113sits 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.