Guitar · voicings # 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. | Note | E♭ | G | B♭ | D | F | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | 9 | 11 | ## From the bass: E♭ G B♭ D F (♭3 5 ♭7 9 11) **Strings 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-6-5-3-3-1 · frets 1–6 *Stretch: 6 frets* ## From the bass: G B♭ D F E♭ (5 ♭7 9 11 ♭3) **Strings 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-10-8-7-6-11 · frets 6–11 *Stretch: 6 frets* ## From the bass: B♭ D F E♭ G (♭7 9 11 ♭3 5) **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) **Strings 6, 5, 3, 2 and 1** Grip 10-8-x-8-8-6 · frets 6–10 *Stretch: 5 frets* ## From the bass: F E♭ G B♭ D (11 ♭3 5 ♭7 9) **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. | Key | String 5 (♭3) | String 5 (5) | String 6 (♭7) | String 6 (9) | String 6 (11) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | C♯ | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 2 | | D | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 3 | | E♭ | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | | E | 10 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | | F | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | F♯ | 12 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | | G | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 8 | | G♯ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | | A | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | B♭ | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 11 | | B | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | ## Scales with Rootless m11 on C in them Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing. - [C minor scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) - [C Dorian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) ## Use it in a progression Progression pages with a chord on C it can voice, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-bb) (Cm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c-minor) (Cm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-eb) (Cm7 as vi) - [I–vi–ii–V in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-bb) (Cm7 as ii) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (Cm7 as 1) - [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (Cm7 as 1) - [Rhythm changes](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/rhythm-changes) (Cm7 as 2a) - [Tritone substitute](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Tritone sub with its related ii](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone-related-ii) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Backdoor ii–V](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/backdoor) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Secondary dominants](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/secondary-dominant) (Cm7 as ii) - [Passing diminished chord](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/passing-diminished) (Cm7 as ii) - [Minor iv](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/minor-iv) (Cm7 as ii7) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Rootless m11 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-m11:0:shapes)