Guitar · voicings # Rootless maj7 voicings on guitar Rootless maj7 (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 12 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (E, G, B, D), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows. Bill Evans-style rootless major voicing for piano or guitar. | Note | E | G | B | D | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | ## From the bass: G D E B (5 9 3 7) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 3-5-2-4-x-x · frets 2–5 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-10-12-9-12-x · frets 9–12 **Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-5-7-5-7 · frets 5–7 ## From the bass: B E G D (7 3 5 9) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 7-7-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-14-14-12-15-x · frets 12–15 **Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-9-9-8-10 · frets 8–10 ## From the bass: D G B E (9 5 7 3) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 10-10-9-9-x-x · frets 9–10 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-5-5-4-5-x · frets 4–5 **Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-12-12-12-12 · fret 12 ## From the bass: E B D G (3 7 9 5) **Strings 6, 5, 4 and 3** Grip 12-14-12-12-x-x · frets 12–14 **Strings 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-7-9-7-8-x · frets 7–9 **Strings 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-2-4-3-3 · frets 2–4 ## 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 (5) | String 5 (7) | String 5 (9) | String 6 (3) | String 6 (5) | String 6 (7) | String 6 (9) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | D♭ | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | | D | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | | E♭ | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | | E | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | | F | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | | G♭ | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | | G | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 5 | | A♭ | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | | A | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 7 | | B♭ | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | | B | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | ## Scales with Rootless maj7 on C in them Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing. - [C major scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) - [C Lydian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) - [C bebop dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) ## Use it in a progression Progression pages with a chord on C it can voice, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c) (Cmaj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-c) (Cmaj7 as I) - [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Cmaj7 as 1) - [Take the A Train](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/take-the-a-train) (Cmaj7 as 1) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Rootless maj7 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-maj7:0:shapes)