Guitar · drop voicings # A7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar A7 drop 2 and 4 voices A, C♯, E, G with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 dominant-seventh recipe: 1-5-3-b7 from the bass. | Note | A | C♯ | E | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## A7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2 **Root position: A E C♯ G from the bass** Grip 5-7-x-6-8-x · frets 5–8 **1st inversion: C♯ G E A from the bass** Grip 9-10-x-9-10-x · frets 9–10 **2nd inversion: E A G C♯ from the bass** Grip 12-12-x-12-14-x · frets 12–14 **3rd inversion: G C♯ A E from the bass** Grip 3-4-x-2-5-x · frets 2–5 ## A7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1 **Root position: A E C♯ G from the bass** Grip x-12-14-x-14-15 · frets 12–15 **1st inversion: C♯ G E A from the bass** Grip x-4-5-x-5-5 · frets 4–5 **2nd inversion: E A G C♯ from the bass** Grip x-7-7-x-8-9 · frets 7–9 **3rd inversion: G C♯ A E from the bass** Grip x-10-11-x-10-12 · frets 10–12 ## More A7 - [A7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-2) - [A7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/a7-drop-3) - [A7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/a7) ## Scales with A7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 5 - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on ♭7 - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 4 - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on ♭3 - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 2 - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 1 - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭6 - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on 5 - [D melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-melodic-minor) on 5 - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) on 4 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [C♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-altered) on ♭6 - [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) on ♭5 - [G Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian-dominant) on 2 - [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) on 1 - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on 1 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 4 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-half-whole) on 6 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d) (A7 as V7) - [ii–V–I in D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d-minor) (A7 as V7) - [I–vi–ii–V in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-d) (A7 as V) - [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (A7 as 5) ## Drop 2&4 dominant 7 in every key - [C7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c7-drop-2-and-4) - [D♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/db7-drop-2-and-4) - [D7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d7-drop-2-and-4) - [E♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/eb7-drop-2-and-4) - [E7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/e7-drop-2-and-4) - [F7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f7-drop-2-and-4) - [F♯7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-7-drop-2-and-4) - [G7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g7-drop-2-and-4) - [A♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ab7-drop-2-and-4) - A7 drop 2 and 4 - [B♭7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bb7-drop-2-and-4) - [B7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/b7-drop-2-and-4) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice A7 drop 2 and 4 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop2and4-7:9:shapes)