Abmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled Ab, C, Eb and G. In Standard tuning (E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is 43504x, which sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, 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.
43504xsits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string465544sits at fret 4 and needs a barre across 6 strings at fret 4431113sits at fret 1 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1xx6888sits at fret 6, spans 2 frets and mutes 2 stringsx11100911sits at fret 9, spans 2 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx1113013xsits 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 stringsxx6588sits at fret 5, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings151513131315sits at fret 13 and needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 1343104xsits at fret 1, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string46554xsits at fret 4, needs a barre across 5 strings at fret 4 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.