Guitar · voicings # So What voicings on guitar So What (1–4–♭7–♭3–5). Played exactly as stacked, from the bass up. Practice Lab's voicing search finds 2 shapes, every one movable: drawn here on C (C, F, B♭, E♭, G), each plays any key moved to it, as the table below shows. The five-note quartal voicing from Kind of Blue. | Note | C | F | B♭ | E♭ | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 4 | ♭7 | ♭3 | 5 | ## From the bass: C F B♭ E♭ G (1 4 ♭7 ♭3 5) **Strings 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2** Grip 8-8-8-8-8-x · fret 8 **Strings 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1** Grip x-3-3-3-4-3 · frets 3–4 ## 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 5 (1) | String 6 (1) | | --- | --- | --- | | C | 3 | 8 | | C♯ | 4 | 9 | | D | 5 | 10 | | E♭ | 6 | 11 | | E | 7 | 12 | | F | 8 | 1 | | F♯ | 9 | 2 | | G | 10 | 3 | | G♯ | 11 | 4 | | A | 12 | 5 | | B♭ | 1 | 6 | | B | 2 | 7 | ## Scales with So What 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 minor pentatonic scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor-pentatonic) - [C blues scale](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) ## 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 So What 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-so-what:0:shapes)