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.
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.
x11011sits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string60554xsits at fret 4, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string6065xxsits at fret 5, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 stringsx131301313sits at fret 13, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx13131213xsits at fret 12, spans 1 fret and mutes 2 strings100100910sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring openx0108910sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx131001313sits at fret 10, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string6860810sits at fret 6, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 6 and lets 1 string ring openx1101xsits at fret 1, needs no stretch at all, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 stringsx01111sits at fret 1, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 1, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx0111xsits 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.