Guitar · voicings # 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. | Note | E♭ | G | B♭ | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | 9 | ## From the bass: G D E♭ B♭ (5 9 ♭3 ♭7) **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) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 6-6-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-13-13-12-15-x · frets 12–15 **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) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 10-10-8-8-x-x · frets 8–10 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-5-5-3-4-x · frets 3–5 **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) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 11-13-12-12-x-x · frets 11–13 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-6-8-7-8-x · frets 6–8 **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. | Key | String 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | | C♯ | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | | D | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | | E♭ | 4 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | | E | 5 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | | F | 6 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | | F♯ | 7 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | | G | 8 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | | G♯ | 9 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | | A | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | | B♭ | 11 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | | B | 12 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | ## Scales with Rootless m9 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 m9 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-m9:0:shapes)