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Rootless 13 voicings on guitar

Rootless 13 (3–♭7–9–13). Played as stacked and in each inversion. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 14 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (E, B♭, D, A), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows.

Rootless 13 on C: notes and degrees
NoteEB♭DA
Degree3♭7913

From the bass: E B♭ D A (3 ♭7 9 13)

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 33String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 14, 1313
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 12-13-12-14-x-x · frets 12–14
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 33String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 2, fret 10, 1313
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 2
Grip 12-13-12-x-10-x · frets 10–13
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99String 2, fret 10, 1313
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-7-8-7-10-x · frets 7–10
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7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99String 2, fret 10, 1313
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-7-8-7-10-x · frets 7–10
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99String 1, fret 5, 1313
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 1
Grip x-7-8-7-x-5 · frets 5–8
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99String 1, fret 5, 1313
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-2-3-3-5 · frets 2–5

From the bass: B♭ D A E (♭7 9 13 3)

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b7b7String 5, fret 5, 99String 4, fret 7, 1313String 2, fret 5, 33
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 2
Grip 6-5-7-x-5-x · frets 5–7
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 14, 1313String 1, fret 12, 33
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 1
Grip x-13-12-14-x-12 · frets 12–14
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 2, fret 10, 1313String 1, fret 12, 33
Strings 5, 4, 2 and 1
Grip x-13-12-x-10-12 · frets 10–13
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 2, fret 10, 1313String 1, fret 12, 33
Strings 5, 4, 2 and 1
Grip x-13-12-x-10-12 · frets 10–13

From the bass: D A E B♭ (9 13 3 ♭7)

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 99String 5, fret 12, 1313String 3, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 11, b7b7
Strings 6, 5, 3 and 2
Grip 10-12-x-9-11-x · frets 9–12
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 99String 4, fret 7, 1313String 2, fret 5, 33String 1, fret 6, b7b7
Strings 5, 4, 2 and 1
Grip x-5-7-x-5-6 · frets 5–7

From the bass: A E B♭ D (13 3 ♭7 9)

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 1313String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 5-7-8-7-x-x · frets 5–8
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 1313String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99
Strings 6, 4, 3 and 2
Grip 5-x-2-3-3-x · frets 2–5
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 1313String 4, fret 14, 33String 3, fret 15, b7b7String 2, fret 15, 99
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-12-14-15-15-x · frets 12–15
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 1313String 4, fret 14, 33String 3, fret 15, b7b7String 2, fret 15, 99
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-12-14-15-15-x · frets 12–15
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 1313String 3, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 10, 99
Strings 5, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-12-x-9-11-10 · frets 9–12

Where the shapes start in every key

The fret of each shape's lowest note, between fret 1 and 12, by the string it is on and the degree it plays.

KeyString 4 (3)String 5 (3)String 5 (♭7)String 5 (9)String 5 (13)String 6 (3)String 6 (♭7)String 6 (9)String 6 (13)
C271512126105
D♭3826117116
D4937228127
E♭5104833918
E61159441029
F7126105511310
F♯817116612411
G92812771512
A♭1039188261
A11410299372
B♭1251131010483
B161241111594

Scales with Rootless 13 on C in them

Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing.

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