Guitar · voicings # 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. | Note | E | B♭ | D | A | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 3 | ♭7 | 9 | 13 | ## From the bass: E B♭ D A (3 ♭7 9 13) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 12-13-12-14-x-x · frets 12–14 **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 2** Grip 12-13-12-x-10-x · frets 10–13 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-7-8-7-10-x · frets 7–10 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 1** Grip x-7-8-7-x-5 · frets 5–8 **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) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 2** Grip 6-5-7-x-5-x · frets 5–7 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 1** Grip x-13-12-14-x-12 · frets 12–14 **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) **Strings 6, 5, 3 and 2** Grip 10-12-x-9-11-x · frets 9–12 **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) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 5-7-8-7-x-x · frets 5–8 **Strings 6, 4, 3 and 2** Grip 5-x-2-3-3-x · frets 2–5 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-12-14-15-15-x · frets 12–15 **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. | Key | String 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | | D♭ | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | | D | 4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | | E♭ | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | | E | 6 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | | F | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | | F♯ | 8 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 | | G | 9 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 12 | | A♭ | 10 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | | A | 11 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | | B♭ | 12 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | | B | 1 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ## Scales with Rootless 13 on C in them Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing. - [C Mixolydian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) - [C bebop dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) - [C Lydian dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) ## Use it in a progression Progression pages with a chord on C it can voice, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f) (C7 as V7) - [ii–V–I in F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f-minor) (C7 as V7) - [I–vi–ii–V in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f) (C7 as V) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (C7 as 27b) - [Rhythm changes](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/rhythm-changes) (C7 as 21) - [Blues in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blues-in-f) (C7 as 9) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Rootless 13 voicings in every key, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=voicing-rootless-13:0:shapes)