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B♭7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
B♭7 drop 2 and 4 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 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 dominant-seventh recipe: 1-5-3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | B♭ | D | F | A♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
B♭7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: B♭ F D A♭ from the bass
Grip 6-8-x-7-9-x · frets 6–91st inversion: D A♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip 10-11-x-10-11-x · frets 10–112nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D from the bass
Grip 1-1-x-1-3-x · frets 1–3Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D from the bass
Grip 1-1-x-1-3-x · frets 1–33rd inversion: A♭ D B♭ F from the bass
Grip 4-5-x-3-6-x · frets 3–6B♭7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: B♭ F D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-1-3-x-3-4 · frets 1–41st inversion: D A♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-5-6-x-6-6 · frets 5–62nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-8-8-x-9-10 · frets 8–10Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-8-8-x-9-10 · frets 8–103rd inversion: A♭ D B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-11-12-x-11-13 · frets 11–13More B♭7
Scales with B♭7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- E♭ major on 5
- C minor on ♭7
- F Dorian on 4
- G Phrygian on ♭3
- A♭ Lydian on 2
- B♭ Mixolydian on 1
- D Locrian on ♭6
- E♭ harmonic minor on 5
- E♭ melodic minor on 5
- F melodic minor on 4
- E♭ bebop dominant on 5
- B♭ bebop dominant on 1
- D altered on ♭6
- E altered on ♭5
- A♭ Lydian dominant on 2
- B♭ Lydian dominant on 1
- B♭ Phrygian dominant on 1
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half on ♭6
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole on ♭5
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in E♭ (B♭7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in E♭ minor (B♭7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in E♭ (B♭7 as V)
- Giant Steps (B♭7 as 2b)
- Autumn Leaves (B♭7 as 28b)
- Rhythm changes (B♭7 as 5b)
- Blues in F (B♭7 as 2)
Drop 2&4 dominant 7 in every key
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