Shell voicings
Guitar Shell Voicings
A focused database of movable, fingerable three-note shapes. Roots stay on the low E, A, or D string; the 3rd and 7th/6th may use any thinner string.
Major 7th shell positions
19 movable positions found. Every note is fretted, the fret span is at most four, and the root is the lowest note.
R–7–3
R–3–7
R–7–3
R–3–7
R–3–7
R–7–3
R–3–7
R–3–7
R–3–7
R–3–7
R–7–3
R–3–7
R–3–7
R–7–3
R–7–3
R–7–3
R–3–7
R–7–3
The m7♭5 shell uses the same root–♭3–♭7 guide-tone skeleton as a minor-7 shell; the missing ♭5 is supplied by the surrounding harmony or another instrument.