Guitar · drop voicings # Am7 drop 2 voicings on guitar Am7 drop 2 voices A, C, E, G with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-2 minor-seventh recipe: 5-1-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | A | C | E | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Am7 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: A E G C from the bass** Grip 5-7-5-5-x-x · frets 5–7 **1st inversion: C G A E from the bass** Grip 8-10-7-9-x-x · frets 7–10 **2nd inversion: E A C G from the bass** Grip 12-12-10-12-x-x · frets 10–12 **3rd inversion: G C E A from the bass** Grip 3-3-2-2-x-x · frets 2–3 ## Am7 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: A E G C from the bass** Grip x-12-14-12-13-x · frets 12–14 **1st inversion: C G A E from the bass** Grip x-3-5-2-5-x · frets 2–5 **2nd inversion: E A C G from the bass** Grip x-7-7-5-8-x · frets 5–8 **3rd inversion: G C E A from the bass** Grip x-10-10-9-10-x · frets 9–10 ## Am7 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: A E G C from the bass** Grip x-x-7-9-8-8 · frets 7–9 **1st inversion: C G A E from the bass** Grip x-x-10-12-10-12 · frets 10–12 **2nd inversion: E A C G from the bass** Grip x-x-2-2-1-3 · frets 1–3 **3rd inversion: G C E A from the bass** Grip x-x-5-5-5-5 · fret 5 ## More Am7 - [Am7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) - [Am7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) - [Am7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7) ## Scales with Am7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 6 - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 3 - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 2 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on 5 - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on 4 - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on 1 - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on 5 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on 2 - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on 1 - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on 4 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on 1 - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on ♭7 - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 6 - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 3 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 7 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 6 - [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on 5 - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 2 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on 4 - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on ♭3 - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭7 - [E harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [G melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-melodic-minor) on 2 - [C major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [A minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [A blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) on 1 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [F♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-altered) on ♭3 - [C Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [B Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [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 G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-g) (Am7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-a-minor) (Am7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-c) (Am7 as vi) - [I–vi–ii–V in G](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-g) (Am7 as ii) - [Giant Steps](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/giant-steps) (Am7 as 4a) - [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Am7 as 11) ## Drop 2 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) - [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) - [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) - [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) - [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) - [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) - [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) - Am7 drop 2 - [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) - [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Am7 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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