Major Fingerings

A C Maj

string

in position, below root

Fret III

6 in position, below root

1 2

3 1

3 2 1 3 1

1 3 4 1 3 4

2 1 4 2 1

4 1 3 4 1 3 1 2

E D Maj

1 2

3 1

4 2

2 4

3 4

1 3

1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2

4 1 2 4 2 4 1 2 4

19
H A Maj

below root

D DMaj

5 7

in position, below root

1 3 4 1 3 4 2 3

2 4 1 2

F A Maj
G A Maj

in position, below root

1 4 2 1

in position, below root

15

4 2 3 1 2 4

C Maj

11

2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4

1 4 3 1

III

III

Fingering: 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2

B C Maj

4 2 3 1 3 4 1 3 4

1 3 4 1 3 4 2 3

A Maj

2 4 1 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 2 4 1 2 4

2 1

4 1 3 4 1 3 4 1

in position, below root

24

A Maj

3 1 2 4 1 3 4

K A Maj

11

11

10

L A Maj

11

10

in position, below root

10

10

11

10

in position, below root

32

VII

3 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 2 1

4 3 1

29

11

10

Dorian Fingerings
A C Dor

in position, below root

1 4

4 1 3 1 2 3

3 1

2 4 1

2 4 1

4 1 2 4

4 1 2 4

1 2 4 1 3 4

2 1

4 2 1

3 4 1 3 1 2 3 1

4 1 2 4 2 3 1 2 3

in position, below root

3 4 2 4 1 2 4

1 2 4

4 2 1

5 7 8

4 1 3 1 3 4 1 3 4

1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3

A Dor

A Dor

2 4 1 2 4

3 4 1 3 4

5 7 8

1 2 4

24

4 2 1 4 2 1

1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2

A Dor

E D Dor

in position, below root

2 3 1 2

2 4

in position, below root

F A Dor

3 1 4 3 1

1 3 4 1 3 4 1 3

20 H A Dor
root

below

in position, below root

4 1 2 4 1 3 4 2

15

1 3 2 1

10 D D Dor

C Dor

C C Dor

Fingering: 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 2
6

in position, below root

2 1

4 1 2

3 4 1 3 1 2 3 1

4 1 3 4

2 3 1 3 4 1 3 4

3 1

K A Dor

29

10

11

10

L A Dor

10

12

10

in position, below root

12
7

32

10

10

10

in position, below root

10

10

10

3 Note Intervalic Voicings - (from Jon Damian)

I. Triads:
Closed Position
33
34 43

IV. Clusters
22
26

62

37

77

73

72

63

V. 7th chord, no 3rd

53
32
25

55

75

57

VI. 7th chord, no 5th

35
52
23

VII. 7th chord, no 5th, Spread voicing

74
46
67

VIII. Octaves
11

42

VI. 7th chord, no 3rd, Spread voicing

76
64
47

III. Quintal

II. Quartal
Spread voicing (Middle note 8va)
56 65
66
24
44

IX. Non-diatonic (w/ accidentals) Ex. 56, 65, 66

54

45

36 27

56

Bma13

Balt

66

65

X. Analysis w/ all 12 tones in bass: Ex. 24

Possible uses:

Cma9 Dma79#11 D7sus

16

Ema13

E-713

F6add9

F#alt

Gsus

Ama7#11

IX. Example of 24 used in II-V-I

D-11

19

G7alt

all 24

C6/9

A-11

24

42

44

D-11

G7alt

C6/9

Basic 4 Part 7th Chord Voicings

G7

3x142x

A R 735

8
10
9

12
12
12

10

13

R573

37R5

xx1324

735R

3
3
4
3

3x241x

5fr

5 37R

3 R57

735R

8
7
9
8

G7

5fr

R573

7
6
7
5

Gma7

Gma7

2x134x

3x111x

sub

5 379

37R5

12
12
12

12
14
12

10

10

14

14

5R37

7
4
5
5

3
3
4
4

x2314x

4fr

5937

sub

7
4
7
5

Gmaj7
xx2311

Gma9 no root
x2314x

7fr

sub

735R

8
7
9
9

xx2314

5
3
4
4

7359

7359

7fr

7
7
7
5

5fr

R573

R357

10
8
11
9

10
10
11
9

xx1322

9fr

3795

7 593

Gma7

10fr

R573

Gma9 no root

sub
37R5

x1324x

12
11
12
10

Gma7

xx2413

Gmaj7

x4311x

7
7
9
10

Gmaj7
xx1333

Gma9 no root

sub

10
7
9
9

Gma9 no root

sub
735R

Gma7

x3412x

3x141x

7 5R3

10
11
9

Gma9 no root

5R37

sub

8
11
9

4fr

x2413x

Gma9 no root

12fr

37R5

14
12
12
12

3795

15
14
16
14

Gmaj7
xx1113

x1312x

sub

15
12
16
14

12fr

Gma9 no root

12fr

7
7
5

Gma7

xx1112

13
12
12
12

3
4
4

x2314x

G7

8fr

Gma7

2x143x

xx2314

10
8
10
9

Gma9 no root

8fr

7fr

5R37

G7

xx1211

x2413x
4fr

6
4
5
5

G7

12fr

15
12
15
14

Gma7

F
27

x2314x

7 5R3

G7

10fr

G7

G7

x2314x

12fr

6
7
5

1x342x

E
19

8fr

3
4
3

12
10
12
10

2x111x

37R
5

R 735

13

5fr

3 R57

G7

3x241x

x1314x

G7

G7

G7

1x243x

12fr

5R37

Gma9 no root

sub

14
12
14
12

xx1314

12fr

5937

14fr

G-7

G-7

2x143x

2x333x

G
R 735

5 37R

34

5fr

3 R57

8
10
8

11
12
12

10

13

x1312x

Gm7

x2314x

37R5

10fr

R573

11
10
12
10

10
8
10
8

sub 9 for 1

G-7

8
7
8
8

Gm7

Gmin9

Gm7

xx1113

xx1322

7359

R573

sub 9 for 1

5
3
3
3

6
6
7
5

G-9

Gm7

8fr

x2314x

3fr

6
3
5
5

xx2314

3795

10
10
10
8

H
5R37

11fr

xx1111

735R

G-9

8fr

x2314x

3
3
3
3

xx1333

37R5

45

12fr

15
12
15
13

Gm7

xx1314

7 5R3

8fr

6
7
5

40

4x231x

3
3
3

Gm7

G-7

G-7

G-7

3x141x

xx2413
11fr

5R37

13
11
12
12

sub 9 for 1

5937

13
11
14
12

5fr

7fr

73R5

Diminished Voicings
Each note of the diminished voicing can be each chord tone, each voicing repeats in minor thirds (up or down 3 frets)
Each voicing is also four dom7 9 forms (without root), each note can be the 9th, 3rd, 5th, 7 of the dom7 9 voicing

A07 = C07 = E07 = F#07

w/out root D79 F79 A79
B79
GROUP I
Gma7 Gma6
D79

4 #
& 4#

F#07 dim from 3rd (7th of key)

D79

Gma6 or Gma7

# #

sample line using diminished scale from F#

4
4

4
5
4

3
4
4

3
4
2

4
4

use either note as resolution

2
5

D79

#
&#

G-7

F#07
D79

G-6

bnn

4
5
4

3
3
3

3
3
2

G-7

# n b

A07
F79

#
&#

A07
F79

Bma7

Bma6

n
b

#
#

B-7

B-6

bb
b

4
5
4

6
7
7

6
7
5

4
5
4

6
6
6

6
6
5

A07
A79

#
&#

Dma7 Dma6

b bb
n
b

A07
A79

#
#

D-7

D-6

b
bb b
b

A07
B79

#
#

Ema6

A07
B79

E-7

E-6

# #

# #

#
#

Ema7

4
5
4

2
5
3

2
3
3

4
5
4

2
4
2

2
3
2

4
5
4

4
4
2

2
4
2

4
5
4

3
4
2

2
4
2

2
GROUP II
13

B07 = D07 = E07 = G07

Ama7
Ama6
E79

b
& #

bb
n

5
3
5
4

4
1
5
3

A-7

F#79

b
#

4
1
3
3

A-6

E79

b
bbb

5
3
5
4

4
1
4
2

b
#

4
1
3
2

5
3
5
4

17

b#w
w
& w
w

6
5
6
5

G79

21

&

Cma

j b b b b n

G half whole diminished

24

&

G79
Cma
b

# b n

G half whole dim

27 G79

b
#

& b

Cma

A07 arpegg from 7th

dimished arpegg from b9 of dom7

3
29

Start w/ 1st finger

& b # #

b
J
j

7
9
8
7

8
8

10

10

10

10

11

10

11

12

11

11

32

Starts w/ 2nd finger

& b # #

#
b #

7
7

10

10

10

6
8

10

11

10

A07

start whole step above any chord tone, or half step below any chord tone

A
11
ma7
9
6 b b
11
9

b
4

&4
5
R

J
b
J

same line starting on upbeat

A07

B
11
9
& b b n

A07

10

#j # # # b # J

A07

A07

j
& # # #

#
#

j # #

A0
F
D

G#

b n #
n # # n # # # n
&

14

G#

G#

17

# #

n
#

&

n
#

19

&

G#

Basic II-V-I voicings

C7

G-7

2x333x 3x241x

3
3
3

1
3
2

Gm7

10

18

4x231x

2x111x

2x134

1
2
2

6
7
5

5
5
5

5
5
3

Fmaj7
10fr

10fr

3x111x

3x142x

Fmaj9

3x141x

11
12
12

11
12
10

10
10
10

10
12
10

13

12

12

12

Fmaj7 Fmaj7
5fr

5fr

6
5
7
7

5
5
7
8

10fr

13
10
14
12

Gm9

33

xx1314

xx1333

10
8
10
8

10
10
10
8

3
3
3
3

5
3
3
3

C7

C9

8fr

8fr

xx1211

8
8
9
8

x2413x


x2314x

xx1214

10
8
9
8

xx2314

8fr

4
1
3
2

Fmaj7 Fmaj9

xx2413

xx1234

10
10
9
8

11
9
12
10

xx2314

3
1
3
2

8fr

8
6
9
7

9fr

6fr

xx1322

8
8
9
7

7fr

8
10
8

8
9
8

6
9
7

8
9
7

10

10
9
9
8

xx2314

1
1
2
2

3
1
2
2

11fr

11fr

xx2314
xx2413

13
11
14
12

Gm7(9)

7fr

8
7
8
8

x2314x x2314x x1324x

8
5
8
7

15
12
15
13

C7

Gm7

5fr

5fr

15
14
14
13

C9

xx1112
xx1312

6
5
5
5

C7#11
10fr

C7

13fr

5fr

Fmaj7

10fr

Fmaj7 Fmaj7#11

xx1233

5
5
5
3

Fmaj9
10fr

5
5
4
3

Fmaj6(9)
10fr

xx1224

xx1114

xx1314

xx1311

12
11
12
10

12
11
11
10

12
10
10
10

12
10
12
10

10
10
12
10

xx1224

15
12
14
13

xx1333

10fr

C9

x2314x

12fr

13
12
14
13

6
5
7
5

7fr

8
7
8
7

x2314x x1234x
x2413x

10
7
10
8

C7

5fr

10
7
8
8

12fr

7fr

xx1322

C9

C7

7fr

Gm7 G-7(9)

Fmaj6

6
6
7
5

Gm9

Gm7

x2314x

x1234x x2314x

Fmaj7(9)

xx2311

Gm7

5
2
5
3

8fr

Fmaj7

13
11
12
12

2x143x

Fmaj7 Fmaj7b5

10
9
10
8

3x241x

5
2
3
3

x1324x

x2314x

8fr

7fr

6fr

1x243x

x2314x

5
3
5
3

10fr

C7b13

C13

x1314x

Fma9

Fma7
8fr

8fr

Fmaj7 Fmaj7(9)

3fr

3fr

C9

9fr

C7

8fr

xx1114

x2314x

11
9
10
10

Gm9

C7

G-7

C7

11
10
12
10

xx1111

x2413x

8fr

5
5
5
8

Gm7

Fmaj7

Gm7

x1312x
x4111x

10fr

3x141x

6
3
5
5

Gm7

5fr

5fr

x4311x

8
5
7
7

Fmaj7

Fmaj7

x2314x

x3412x

26

2x143x

1x234x

C7

Gm7

Fma7

C7

5fr

C7

11fr

G-7

Fma7

12fr

II-V-I Voice Leading: Chords and Lines

b7

D-7

Cma7
7

G7
3

Dm7

D-7
b7

G7
3

Dm7

Dm7

xx1314

D-7
b7

6fr

G7b9

G7

xx1324

xx1324

G7#9
#9

G7b9
b9

Dm7
xx2314

5fr

xx2314

Dm7

G7b9

G7#9
3fr

xx1314

xx1214

xx1324

xx2413

Dm7

xx1112

G7
3

G7b9
b9

G7b9

G7

D-7
b7

xx2314

5fr

xx1314

xx1324

G7#9
#9

xx1324

G7b9
b9

Dm7

G7b9

G7#9
3fr

xx1314

xx1214

10fr

xx1333

Cma6
6

Cma6/9
5fr

6fr

Cmaj7
12fr

Dm7

Cmaj9
xx1322

D-7
b7

xx2314

Cma7

G7

6fr

10fr

x1314x

Dm7

Cmaj7

G7
10fr

b7

Cma7
3

x2314x

Cma7
5

6fr

G7b9
b9

Dm7

xx1113

xx1324

G7
3

5fr

5fr

Cmaj7

G7
6fr

xx2314

D-7
b7

xx1311

Cma7
6

C 6/9
5fr

xx1324

xx1311

b13

Ami

Dm9
10fr

G7b9#5

Dm9

C 6/9

G7#5b9

9fr
3fr

xx1324

xx1222

9fr

G7b5

Dm7

21

G7b9b13

G7#9
4fr

3fr

xx1222

Dm9 G7b9b13 G7b9b13 Cmaj9

3fr

Cmaj9

Dm9

x2134x

xx1333

x2314x

xx1222

Cmaj7

G7b13

10fr

8fr

xx2314

x2143x

Cma7
3

xx1111

xx1322

G7b13
b13

10fr

D-9

Dm7

Cma6/9

Cma9
5

xx2133

G7#9

G7b9b13
b9
b13

Db9

9fr

G7b9b13

D-7
1

Cmaj9

xx2413

D-9
5

3fr

6fr

xx2314

Cmaj9
xx1322

Cma9
9

xx1133

G7b5
b5

D-7

xx1333

b7

b9

Abmi

xx1114

17

Cma9

G7b9b13

D-9
9

13

xx1333

Cmaj6/9
5fr

xx2134

xx1311

8 Interval Patterns
Ascending 3rd, asc scale

Combo: des/asc 3rd, asc scale

Desc 3, asc scale

Combo: asc/desc 3rd, asc scale

Ascending 3rd, desc scale

Desc 3rd, desc scale

Combo: asc/des 3rd, des scale

Combo: des/asc 3rd, desc scale

Intervalic Voicings
I. Triads - 56, 65, 66
13

56

II. 24, 44, 42

16

24

44

42

65

D-11

66

G7alt

all 24

C6/9

G7alt C6/9

D-11

24

42

44

Intro II-V-I

Lines

A D-7
G7
Cma7

root
7

C D-7 G7b9
Cma7

F
11

D-9

Cma7

5th

G7b9#9

D-11

3rd

G7alt

B D-7
G7
Cma7


Cma7

3rd

G
G7b9#9
Cma7
D-7
6th

3rd

Cma7
G7b9#9b13
E D-9

5th

Cma7

G7

D-7

D-

D-ma7

D-7

G7

Cma7

K
G7b9b13
Cma9
D-9

21

25

G7alt

D-9

Cma7

5th

G7b9
D-7

31

Cma9

G7b13b9

D-9

D-9

G7alt

Cma7

7th

Cma7

either note possible

9th

3rd

9th

J D D-ma7 D-7
G7 Cma7

3rd

5th

4
3
delayed

7 3

17

Cma6
Db7

D-11

6th

Maj 7,9 Arpeggios

string

7 10

10

7 10 8

7 10

10

7 10 8

10

9 12

10

9 12

12

10 8

3
3
8

Fingers: 2 1 4 3 1

8 12

Finger: 1 4 2 1 4 2 1 4 4 2 1

4 3 2 1 4 2

8 12

10

12

9 12

10

10 8

12

8 12

10

9 12 10

8 12

10 8

8 12

10

12

8 12

10

10 8

D
10
E

3
3

3
Finger: 1 4 3 2 4 3 2 1 4 3 1

5 9

5 9

7 10 8

5 9

7 10 8

5 8
9

15

5 8

7 10 8

7 10 8

5 8

5 9

F
3
G

3
3
Fingers: 4 3 1 4 3 1 1 4 3 4 3

Finger: 3 2 1 4 3 1 4 3 2 4 3

5 9

2 5

3 7

2 5

Fingers: 2 1 4 3 2

3 7

4 7

1 4214

3 4 1 4

3 7

2 3 14

20
H

3
3

3 7

3 7

14 3 21

3 4 1 4

3 3

25

3 21 4 3

1 4 3

2 5

4 3 1 1 4

2 5

2 1 4

30

K
3

3
3 7

1 4 3 4 1

L
3

3 7

1 4 2 31

7 3

3
5

3 214 1 2
4 3

3



6

4 3 1 4 1 3

34

7 3

7 3

Minor 7b5 Voicings

xx1312

4
5
4

7
8
8

11
10

11

Cm7b5

xx1214

xx2314

8
7
8
8

xx1333

Cm7b5

4fr

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

x2x341

1211xx

C11

x1214x

24

5
4
6
6

3fr

C11

6fr

x2x143

( )
x4231x

9fr

13
11
13
13

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

8fr

x2x141

6
7
5

8
11
8

11
13
11

13

Cm7b5

10fr

x312x4

2413xx

4fr

x3x141

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

x12x34

11fr

9fr

12x34x

each of these can be inverted on same set of strings

8
8
9
8

C11

x2314x

11
8
10
9

5fr

6
3
1
3
2

2
4
3

Cm7b5

8fr

3412xx

7
5
8
6

10fr

11
11
11
10

Cm7b5

x2413

4
3
4
3

Cm7b5

11fr

x2314

7fr

6
4
5
4

17

4fr

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

8fr

5fr

x1324x

1
3
1

Cm7b5

2
1
3
1

2314xx

2x134x

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

10fr

2x341x

4x121x

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

7fr

4fr

2x141x

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

11
10
13
11

C11

12224x
x12234

11
11

5
4
6

4
3

10
9

3
2

C11

C11

2x1311

x1234x

no third

4fr

xx4231

xx1423

7fr

xx2314

Gb,7#5 equals C9(11) , no root or third

voicings with 11 added -------------------------------------------------------------
11
1
6
3
4
3

6
8
8
9
(8

11
10
10
9

4
3
3
3
2

11
10
10
9

1
3
1
2

Minor 7b5 Voicings

xx1312

4
5
4

7
8
8

11
10

11

Cm7b5

xx1214

xx2314

8
7
8
8

xx1333

Cm7b5

4fr

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

x2x341

1211xx

C11

x1214x

24

5
4
6
6

3fr

C11

6fr

x2x143

( )
x4231x

9fr

13
11
13
13

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

8fr

x2x141

6
7
5

8
11
8

11
13
11

13

Cm7b5

10fr

x312x4

2413xx

4fr

x3x141

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

x12x34

11fr

9fr

12x34x

each of these can be inverted on same set of strings

8
8
9
8

C11

x2314x

11
8
10
9

5fr

6
3
1
3
2

2
4
3

Cm7b5

8fr

3412xx

7
5
8
6

10fr

11
11
11
10

Cm7b5

x2413

4
3
4
3

Cm7b5

11fr

x2314

7fr

6
4
5
4

17

4fr

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

8fr

5fr

x1324x

1
3
1

Cm7b5

2
1
3
1

2314xx

2x134x

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

10fr

2x341x

4x121x

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

7fr

4fr

2x141x

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

Cm7b5

11
10
13
11

C11

12224x
x12234

11
11

5
4
6

4
3

10
9

3
2

C11

C11

2x1311

x1234x

no third

4fr

xx4231

xx1423

7fr

xx2314

Gb,7#5 equals C9(11) , no root or third

voicings with 11 added -------------------------------------------------------------
11
1
6
3
4
3

6
8
8
9
(8

11
10
10
9

4
3
3
3
2

11
10
10
9

1
3
1
2

Tri tone sub ideas

A7
D7

A-7

11

A7
D7

Gma

A-7

A-7
E-7

D7
A7

Gma

A-7

A-7

E-7

upper structure A-7 (Vmi triad)

Gma

3

D7= 9 3 13

Gma6

A7
D7

Gma6

A-7

Gma

E-7

Gma
E-7

17

A7
D7

A7
D7

A-7

A-7

(E-)
D7alt

Gma9

9
A-7
E-7
Gma

upper structure for A-7 (bVIIma triad = G)

upper structure for Eb-7 (bIIIma triad = Gb)
upper structure for Gma (VImi triad = Em)