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B♭m7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
B♭m7 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 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | B♭ | D♭ | F | A♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
B♭m7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: B♭ F D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 6-8-x-6-9-x · frets 6–91st inversion: D♭ A♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip 9-11-x-10-11-x · frets 9–112nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 1-1-x-1-2-x · frets 1–2Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 1-1-x-1-2-x · frets 1–23rd inversion: A♭ D♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip 4-4-x-3-6-x · frets 3–6B♭m7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: B♭ F D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-1-3-x-2-4 · frets 1–41st inversion: D♭ A♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-6-x-6-6 · frets 4–62nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-8-x-9-9 · frets 8–9Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-8-x-9-9 · frets 8–93rd inversion: A♭ D♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-11-11-x-11-13 · frets 11–13More B♭m7
Scales with B♭m7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D♭ major on 6
- F♯ major on 3
- A♭ major on 2
- E♭ minor on 5
- F minor on 4
- B♭ minor on 1
- E♭ Dorian on 5
- G♯ Dorian on 2
- B♭ Dorian on 1
- C Phrygian on ♭7
- F Phrygian on 4
- B♭ Phrygian on 1
- D♭ Lydian on 6
- G♭ Lydian on 3
- B Lydian on 7
- D♭ Mixolydian on 6
- E♭ Mixolydian on 5
- A♭ Mixolydian on 2
- C Locrian on ♭7
- F Locrian on 4
- G Locrian on ♭3
- F harmonic minor on 4
- A♭ melodic minor on 2
- D♭ major pentatonic on 6
- B♭ minor pentatonic on 1
- B♭ blues on 1
- D♭ bebop dominant on 6
- E♭ bebop dominant on 5
- F♯ bebop dominant on 3
- A♭ bebop dominant on 2
- G altered on ♭3
- D♭ Lydian dominant on 6
- C Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- 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 A♭ (B♭m7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in B♭ minor (B♭m7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in D♭ (B♭m7 as vi)
- I–vi–ii–V in A♭ (B♭m7 as ii)
Drop 2&4 m7 in every key
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