Guitar · voicings # 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 7–8 **Strings 5, 4 and 3** Grip x-3-2-3-x-x · frets 2–3 **Strings 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-x-10-9-11-x · frets 9–11 **Strings 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-x-5-5-6 · frets 5–6 ## From the bass: C B♭ E (1 ♭7 3) **Strings 6, 4 and 3** Grip 8-x-8-9-x-x · frets 8–9 **Strings 5, 3 and 2** Grip x-3-x-3-5-x · frets 3–5 **Strings 4, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-10-x-11-12 · 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 7 on C in them Scale pages on the same root that hold every note of the voicing. - [C Mixolydian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) - [C bebop dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) - [C altered scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) - [C Lydian dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) - [C Phrygian dominant scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian-dominant) - [C, D, E, F♯, G♯ and B♭ whole tone scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-whole-tone) - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) ## 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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f) (C7 as V7) - [ii–V–I in F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f-minor) (C7 as V7) - [I–vi–ii–V in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f) (C7 as V) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (C7 as 27b) - [Rhythm changes](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/rhythm-changes) (C7 as 21) - [Blues in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blues-in-f) (C7 as 9) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Shell 7 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-7:0:shapes)