Guitar · voicings # Shell m7 voicings on guitar Shell m7 (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. | Note | C | E♭ | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭7 | ## From the bass: C E♭ B♭ (1 ♭3 ♭7) **Strings 6, 5 and 4** Grip 8-6-8-x-x-x · frets 6–8 **Strings 5, 4 and 3** Grip x-3-1-3-x-x · frets 1–3 **Strings 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-x-10-8-11-x · frets 8–11 **Strings 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-x-5-4-6 · frets 4–6 ## From the bass: C B♭ E♭ (1 ♭7 ♭3) **Strings 6, 4 and 3** Grip 8-x-8-8-x-x · fret 8 **Strings 5, 3 and 2** Grip x-3-x-3-4-x · frets 3–4 **Strings 4, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-10-x-11-11 · frets 10–11 ## 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 | | C♯ | 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 | | G♯ | 1 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | A | 2 | 7 | 12 | 5 | | B♭ | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6 | | B | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | ## Scales with Shell m7 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) - [C Phrygian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) - [C Locrian scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) - [C minor pentatonic scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor-pentatonic) - [C blues scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) - [C altered scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) - [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 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 Shell m7 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-m7:0:shapes)