On guitar we’d struggle because we only have six strings, plus a limited reach and number of fingers! So we tend to omit non-essential notes. The 5th is often the first to go, then the 11th gets ...
The funk maestro says if guitarists can't ace this one skill, “I would not consider you an advanced guitarist” ...
Note that not having the 5th (E ... I’ve highlighted A for particular attention here because it’s such a nice key on the guitar, but you’ll notice below that a Cmaj7 has crept in on Example ...