Ninth Chord Voicings

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  • jfs21
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    Signed up the 2021-05-17
  On 2021-05-17 at 14:42

  So I was reading the given 9th chord voicings on the following page:
  https://www.jazz-guitar-licks.com/pages/chords/dominant-ninth-guitar-chords.html
  
  I am curious, in terms of self accompaniment (not ensemble,) is there a reason why the inversions for the "basic shapes" are not given? I was under the impression when playing by yourself you shouldnt drop out the root. Is this an incorrect presumption?
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  • Stef-jazz-guitar-licks
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    Signed up the 2017-11-10
  On 2021-05-21 at 14:50

  No particular reasons...when playing alone or to accompany a singer or a soloist it is better to keep the root...it is up to you to decide to play (or not to play) the root, it depends on the context.

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