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Rootless m11 voicings on guitar

Rootless m11 (♭3–5–♭7–9–11). 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, F), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows.

Rootless m11 on C: notes and degrees
NoteE♭GB♭DF
Degree♭35♭7911

From the bass: E♭ G B♭ D F (♭3 5 ♭7 9 11)

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, b3b3String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99String 1, fret 1, 1111
Strings 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-6-5-3-3-1 · frets 1–6Stretch: 6 frets

From the bass: G B♭ D F E♭ (5 ♭7 9 11 ♭3)

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, 55String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99String 2, fret 6, 1111String 1, fret 11, b3b3
Strings 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-10-8-7-6-11 · frets 6–11Stretch: 6 frets

From the bass: B♭ D F E♭ G (♭7 9 11 ♭3 5)

34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b7b7String 5, fret 5, 99String 4, fret 3, 1111String 2, fret 4, b3b3String 1, fret 3, 55
Strings 6, 5, 4, 2 and 1
Grip 6-5-3-x-4-3 · frets 3–6

From the bass: D F E♭ G B♭ (9 11 ♭3 5 ♭7)

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 99String 5, fret 8, 1111String 3, fret 8, b3b3String 2, fret 8, 55String 1, fret 6, b7b7
Strings 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1
Grip 10-8-x-8-8-6 · frets 6–10Stretch: 5 frets

From the bass: F E♭ G B♭ D (11 ♭3 5 ♭7 9)

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 1111String 4, fret 13, b3b3String 3, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 10, 99
Strings 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip 13-x-13-12-11-10 · frets 10–13

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 5 (♭3)String 5 (5)String 6 (♭7)String 6 (9)String 6 (11)
C6106101
C♯7117112
D8128123
E♭91914
E1021025
F1131136
F♯1241247
G15158
G♯26269
A373710
B♭484811
B595912

Scales with Rootless m11 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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