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B7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

B7 drop 3 voices B, D♯, F♯, A with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-3 dominant-seventh recipe: 3-1-5-b7 from the bass.

B7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteBD♯F♯A
Degree135♭7

B7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 7, b7b7String 3, fret 8, 33String 2, fret 7, 55
Root position: B A D♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 7-x-7-8-7-x · frets 7–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 33String 4, fret 9, 11String 3, fret 11, 55String 2, fret 10, b7b7
1st inversion: D♯ B F♯ A from the bass
Grip 11-x-9-11-10-x · frets 9–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 14, 55String 4, fret 13, 33String 3, fret 14, b7b7String 2, fret 12, 11
2nd inversion: F♯ D♯ A B from the bass
Grip 14-x-13-14-12-x · frets 12–14
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 14, 55String 4, fret 13, 33String 3, fret 14, b7b7String 2, fret 12, 11
2nd inversion: F♯ D♯ A B from the bass
Grip 14-x-13-14-12-x · frets 12–14
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, b7b7String 4, fret 4, 55String 3, fret 4, 11String 2, fret 4, 33
3rd inversion: A F♯ B D♯ from the bass
Grip 5-x-4-4-4-x · frets 4–5

B7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 2, b7b7String 2, fret 4, 33String 1, fret 2, 55
Root position: B A D♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-2-x-2-4-2 · frets 2–4
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 4, 11String 2, fret 7, 55String 1, fret 5, b7b7
1st inversion: D♯ B F♯ A from the bass
Grip x-6-x-4-7-5 · frets 4–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 8, 33String 2, fret 10, b7b7String 1, fret 7, 11
2nd inversion: F♯ D♯ A B from the bass
Grip x-9-x-8-10-7 · frets 7–10
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7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 8, 33String 2, fret 10, b7b7String 1, fret 7, 11
2nd inversion: F♯ D♯ A B from the bass
Grip x-9-x-8-10-7 · frets 7–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 11, 55String 2, fret 12, 11String 1, fret 11, 33
3rd inversion: A F♯ B D♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-x-11-12-11 · frets 11–12

Scales with B7 in them

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