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Shell 7 voicings on guitar
Shell 7 (1–3–♭7). 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, B♭), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows. The three-note comping shell: root, third and seventh.
| Note | C | E | B♭ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | ♭7 |
From the bass: C E B♭ (1 3 ♭7)
Strings 6, 5 and 4
Grip 8-7-8-x-x-x · frets 7–8Strings 5, 4 and 3
Grip x-3-2-3-x-x · frets 2–3Strings 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-x-10-9-11-x · frets 9–11Show 1 more string setShow 2 more string setsShow less
Strings 4, 3 and 2
Grip x-x-10-9-11-x · frets 9–11Strings 3, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-x-5-5-6 · frets 5–6From the bass: C B♭ E (1 ♭7 3)
Strings 6, 4 and 3
Grip 8-x-8-9-x-x · frets 8–9Strings 5, 3 and 2
Grip x-3-x-3-5-x · frets 3–5Strings 4, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-10-x-11-12 · frets 10–12Show 1 more string setShow less
Strings 4, 2 and 1
Grip x-x-10-x-11-12 · frets 10–12Where 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 7 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.
- ii–V–I in F (C7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in F minor (C7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in F (C7 as V)
- Autumn Leaves (C7 as 27b)
- Rhythm changes (C7 as 21)
- Blues in F (C7 as 9)
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