Guitar · drop voicings # Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar Am7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | A | C | E♭ | G | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 | ## Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2 **Root position: A E♭ C G from the bass** Grip 5-6-x-5-8-x · frets 5–8 **1st inversion: C G E♭ A from the bass** Grip 8-10-x-8-10-x · frets 8–10 **2nd inversion: E♭ A G C from the bass** Grip 11-12-x-12-13-x · frets 11–13 **3rd inversion: G C A E♭ from the bass** Grip 3-3-x-2-4-x · frets 2–4 ## Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1 **Root position: A E♭ C G from the bass** Grip x-12-13-x-13-15 · frets 12–15 **1st inversion: C G E♭ A from the bass** Grip x-3-5-x-4-5 · frets 3–5 **2nd inversion: E♭ A G C from the bass** Grip x-6-7-x-8-8 · frets 6–8 **3rd inversion: G C A E♭ from the bass** Grip x-10-10-x-10-11 · frets 10–11 ## More Am7♭5 - [Am7♭5 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2) - [Am7♭5 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-3) - [Am7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/am7b5) ## Scales with Am7♭5 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 7 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 2 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 6 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on 5 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on ♯4 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 3 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on 1 - [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) on 2 - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) on 6 - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) on 7 - [A blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-blues) on 1 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 7 - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) on 1 - [B altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) on ♭7 - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) on ♯4 - [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) on 3 - [D Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) on 5 - [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 minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-g-minor) (Am7♭5 as iiø7) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (Am7♭5 as 5) ## Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key - [Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4) - Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 - [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4) - [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Am7♭5 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-m7b5:9:shapes)