As in Example 15, here is another voicing approach. Practice these voicings in different inversions, too.

A fun way to get familiar with moving voicings up and down the major and minor 6 diminished scales is to practice playing voicings in contrary motion. Using the C major 6 diminished scale, start with a unison, and then as you move up and down the scale stepwise, fill in the voicings between the outer voices. You'll find that you're always alternating between the major 6th chord and the diminished 7th chord, which is in effect a I to V motion.

Take the basic closed voicings and run them up and down the scale, which in this case is the C minor 6 diminished scale. The result is alternating minor 6th and diminished 7th chords. Experiment with dropping or octave-displacing certain notes to obtain open voicings, as shown on the bottom staff.

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