Guitar · voicings # Shell maj7 voicings on guitar Shell maj7 (1–3–7). The root stays in the bass; the other notes go in either order above it. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 9 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 8-7-9-x-x-x · frets 7–9 **Strings 5, 4 and 3** Grip x-3-2-4-x-x · frets 2–4 **Strings 5, 4 and 2** Grip x-15-14-x-12-x · frets 12–15 **Strings 4, 3 and 2** Grip x-x-10-9-12-x · frets 9–12 **Strings 4, 3 and 1** Grip x-x-10-9-x-7 · frets 7–10 **Strings 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-x-5-5-7 · frets 5–7 ## From the bass: C B E (1 7 3) **Strings 6, 4 and 3** Grip 8-x-9-9-x-x · frets 8–9 **Strings 5, 3 and 2** Grip x-3-x-4-5-x · frets 3–5 **Strings 4, 2 and 1** Grip x-x-10-x-12-12 · 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 | | G♭ | 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 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 Shell 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-shell-maj7:0:shapes)