Guitar · voicings # Rootless 7alt voicings on guitar Rootless 7alt (3–♯5–♭7–♭9–♯9). Played as stacked and in each inversion. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 5 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (E, G♯, B♭, D♭, D♯), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows. A five-note altered dominant recipe; the root is supplied by the bass. | Note | E | G♯ | B♭ | D♭ | D♯ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 3 | ♯5 | ♭7 | ♭9 | ♯9 | ## From the bass: E G♯ B♭ D♭ D♯ (3 ♯5 ♭7 ♭9 ♯9) **Strings 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1** Grip 12-11-x-15-14-11 · frets 11–15 *Stretch: 5 frets* ## From the bass: G♯ B♭ D♭ D♯ E (♯5 ♭7 ♭9 ♯9 3) **Strings 6, 5, 4, 2 and 1** Grip 16-13-11-x-16-12 · frets 11–16 *Stretch: 6 frets* ## From the bass: B♭ D♭ D♯ E G♯ (♭7 ♭9 ♯9 3 ♯5) **Strings 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1** Grip 6-4-x-8-5-4 · frets 4–8 *Stretch: 5 frets* ## From the bass: D♭ D♯ E G♯ B♭ (♭9 ♯9 3 ♯5 ♭7) **Strings 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1** Grip 9-6-x-9-9-6 · frets 6–9 ## From the bass: D♯ E G♯ B♭ D♭ (♯9 3 ♯5 ♭7 ♭9) **Strings 6, 5, 4, 2 and 1** Grip 11-7-6-x-11-9 · frets 6–11 *Stretch: 6 frets* ## 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 6 (3) | String 6 (♯5) | String 6 (♭7) | String 6 (♭9) | String 6 (♯9) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C | 12 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | | D♭ | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | | D | 2 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 1 | | E♭ | 3 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 2 | | E | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | | F | 5 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 4 | | G♭ | 6 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 5 | | G | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | A♭ | 8 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | A | 9 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | | B♭ | 10 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | | B | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | ## Scales with Rootless 7alt on C in them Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing. - [C altered scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) ## 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 7alt 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-7alt:0:shapes)