Guitar · voicings # Shell 6 voicings on guitar Shell 6 (1–3–6). The root stays in the bass; the other notes go in either order above it. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 7 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (C, E, A), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows. | Note | C | E | A | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 6 | ## From the bass: C E A (1 3 6) **Strings 6, 5 and 4** Grip 8-7-7-x-x-x · frets 7–8 **Strings 5, 4 and 3** Grip x-3-2-2-x-x · frets 2–3 **Strings 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-x-10-9-10-x · frets 9–10 **Strings 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-x-5-5-5 · fret 5 ## From the bass: C A E (1 6 3) **Strings 6, 4 and 3** Grip 8-x-7-9-x-x · frets 7–9 **Strings 5, 3 and 2** Grip x-3-x-2-5-x · frets 2–5 **Strings 4, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-10-x-10-12 · frets 10–12 ## 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 3 (1) | String 4 (1) | String 5 (1) | String 6 (1) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | C | 5 | 10 | 3 | 8 | | D♭ | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | | D | 7 | 12 | 5 | 10 | | E♭ | 8 | 1 | 6 | 11 | | E | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | | F | 10 | 3 | 8 | 1 | | F♯ | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | | G | 12 | 5 | 10 | 3 | | A♭ | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | A | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | | B♭ | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | | B | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ## Scales with Shell 6 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 Mixolydian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) - [C major pentatonic scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major-pentatonic) - [C bebop dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) - [C Lydian dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Shell 6 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-shell-6:0:shapes)