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B♭7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

B♭7 drop 2 voices B♭, D, F, A♭ 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 5-1-3-b7 from the bass.

B♭7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteB♭DFA♭
Degree135♭7

B♭7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 11String 5, fret 8, 55String 4, fret 6, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 33
Root position: B♭ F A♭ D from the bass
Grip 6-8-6-7-x-x · frets 6–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 33String 5, fret 11, b7b7String 4, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 10, 55
1st inversion: D A♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip 10-11-8-10-x-x · frets 8–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 55String 5, fret 13, 11String 4, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 13, b7b7
2nd inversion: F B♭ D A♭ from the bass
Grip 13-13-12-13-x-x · frets 12–13
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 55String 5, fret 13, 11String 4, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 13, b7b7
2nd inversion: F B♭ D A♭ from the bass
Grip 13-13-12-13-x-x · frets 12–13
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, b7b7String 5, fret 5, 33String 4, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 3, 11
3rd inversion: A♭ D F B♭ from the bass
Grip 4-5-3-3-x-x · frets 3–5

B♭7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 1, 11String 4, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 1, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 33
Root position: B♭ F A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-1-3-1-3-x · frets 1–3
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 33String 4, fret 6, b7b7String 3, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 6, 55
1st inversion: D A♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-5-6-3-6-x · frets 3–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 55String 4, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: F B♭ D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-8-7-9-x · frets 7–9
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7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 55String 4, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: F B♭ D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-8-7-9-x · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 10, 55String 2, fret 11, 11
3rd inversion: A♭ D F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-12-10-11-x · frets 10–12

B♭7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 10, 55String 2, fret 9, b7b7String 1, fret 10, 33
Root position: B♭ F A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-x-8-10-9-10 · frets 8–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 13, b7b7String 2, fret 11, 11String 1, fret 13, 55
1st inversion: D A♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-x-12-13-11-13 · frets 11–13
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 3, 33String 1, fret 4, b7b7
2nd inversion: F B♭ D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-3-3-3-4 · frets 3–4
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34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 3, 33String 1, fret 4, b7b7
2nd inversion: F B♭ D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-3-3-3-4 · frets 3–4
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 6, 55String 1, fret 6, 11
3rd inversion: A♭ D F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-6-7-6-6 · frets 6–7

Scales with B♭7 in them

Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.

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