Cmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled C, E, G and B. In DADGAD tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 A3 D4) the easiest shape is x32022, which sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string. 12 positions for it are shown below, from the nut up to fret 14.
Notes and intervals
Note
C
E
G
B
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.
x32022sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string101099109sits at fret 9 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 91079010xsits at fret 7, spans 3 frets, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx151401414sits at fret 14, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx3547xsits at fret 3, spans 4 frets and mutes 2 stringsx15141214xsits at fret 12, spans 3 frets and mutes 2 strings10101001414sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and lets 1 string ring open575579sits at fret 5 and needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 5x3202xsits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 2 strings22203xsits at fret 2, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 2, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 stringx32422sits at fret 2, needs a barre across 4 strings at fret 2 and mutes 1 stringx22032sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 1 string ring open and mutes 1 string
Keys Cmaj7 belongs to
Cmaj7 is diatonic to 16 of the 96 keys this app knows, playing a different role in each.