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Rootless 7♯9 voicings on guitar

Rootless 7♯9 (3–5–♭7–♯9). As a close stack it spans more than a hand, so it is played as drop 2 of each inversion. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 9 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (E, G, B♭, D♯), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows.

Rootless 7♯9 on C: notes and degrees
NoteEGB♭D♯
Degree35♭7♯9

From the bass: G D♯ E B♭ (5 ♯9 3 ♭7)

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 8, #9#9String 2, fret 5, 33String 1, fret 6, b7b7
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-5-8-5-6 · frets 5–8

From the bass: B♭ E G D♯ (♭7 3 5 ♯9)

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b7b7String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 8, #9#9
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 6-7-5-8-x-x · frets 5–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 8, 55String 1, fret 11, #9#9
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-8-9-8-11 · frets 8–11

From the bass: D♯ G B♭ E (♯9 5 ♭7 3)

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, #9#9String 5, fret 10, 55String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 9, 33
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 11-10-8-9-x-x · frets 8–11
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, #9#9String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 5, 33
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-6-5-3-5-x · frets 3–6
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 13, #9#9String 3, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 12, 33
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-13-12-11-12 · frets 11–13
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 13, #9#9String 3, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 12, 33
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-13-12-11-12 · frets 11–13

From the bass: E B♭ D♯ G (3 ♭7 ♯9 5)

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 33String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 13, #9#9String 3, fret 12, 55
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 12-13-13-12-x-x · frets 12–13
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 33String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 8, #9#9String 2, fret 8, 55
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-7-8-8-8-x · frets 7–8
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 4, #9#9String 1, fret 3, 55
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-2-3-4-3 · frets 2–4
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23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 33String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 4, #9#9String 1, fret 3, 55
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-2-3-4-3 · frets 2–4

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 4 (5)String 4 (♭7)String 4 (♯9)String 5 (3)String 5 (♯9)String 6 (3)String 6 (♭7)String 6 (♯9)
C25817612611
D♭3692871712
D4710398281
E♭58114109392
E6912511104103
F7101612115114
G♭811271126125
G9123821716
A♭1014932827
A11251043938
B♭123611541049
B147126511510

Scales with Rootless 7♯9 on C in them

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

Use it in a progression

Progression pages with a chord on C it can voice, with the numeral it plays.

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