Cmaj7 is a major seventh, spelled C, E, G and B. In Drop D tuning (D2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4) the easiest shape is x32000, which sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings 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.
x32000sits at fret 2, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx35000sits at fret 3, spans 2 frets, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string222010sits at fret 1, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring open10109000sits at fret 9, spans 1 fret and lets 3 strings ring open101010000sits at fret 10, needs a barre across 3 strings at fret 10 and lets 3 strings ring openxxx500sits at fret 5, needs no stretch at all, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 3 strings10109080sits at fret 8, spans 2 frets and lets 2 strings ring open1079000sits at fret 7, spans 3 frets and lets 3 strings ring openx1514000sits at fret 14, spans 1 fret, lets 3 strings ring open and mutes 1 string1414140130sits at fret 13, spans 1 fret and lets 2 strings ring openx15140012sits at fret 12, spans 3 frets, lets 2 strings ring open and mutes 1 stringx75408sits at fret 4, spans 4 frets, 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.