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Rootless m9 voicings on guitar

Rootless m9 (♭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 10 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 m9 on C: notes and degrees
NoteE♭GB♭D
Degree♭35♭79

From the bass: G D E♭ B♭ (5 9 ♭3 ♭7)

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 7, 99String 2, fret 4, b3b3String 1, fret 6, b7b7
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-5-7-4-6 · frets 4–7

From the bass: B♭ E♭ G D (♭7 ♭3 5 9)

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b7b7String 5, fret 6, b3b3String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 7, 99
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 6-6-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 13, b3b3String 3, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 15, 99
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-13-13-12-15-x · frets 12–15
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 8, b3b3String 2, fret 8, 55String 1, fret 10, 99
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-8-8-8-10 · frets 8–10
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89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 8, b3b3String 2, fret 8, 55String 1, fret 10, 99
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-8-8-8-10 · frets 8–10

From the bass: D G B♭ E♭ (9 5 ♭7 ♭3)

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 99String 5, fret 10, 55String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 8, b3b3
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 10-10-8-8-x-x · frets 8–10
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 99String 4, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 4, b3b3
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-5-5-3-4-x · frets 3–5
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 11, b3b3
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-12-12-11-11 · frets 11–12
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 11, b3b3
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-12-12-11-11 · frets 11–12

From the bass: E♭ B♭ D G (♭3 ♭7 9 5)

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, b3b3String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 99String 3, fret 12, 55
Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3
Grip 11-13-12-12-x-x · frets 11–13
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, b3b3String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 99String 2, fret 8, 55
Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-6-8-7-8-x · frets 6–8
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 1, b3b3String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99String 1, fret 3, 55
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-1-3-3-3 · frets 1–3
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12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 1, b3b3String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 99String 1, fret 3, 55
Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-1-3-3-3 · frets 1–3

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 (♭7)String 5 (9)String 6 (♭3)String 6 (♭7)String 6 (9)
C1581261511610
C♯269172612711
D371028371812
E♭48113948291
E5912410593102
F61015116104113
F♯71126127115124
G812371812615
G♯9148291726
A102593102837
B♭1136104113948
B12471151241059

Scales with Rootless m9 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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