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B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
B♭m7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | B♭ | D♭ | F♭ | A♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: B♭ F♭ D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 6-7-x-6-9-x · frets 6–91st inversion: D♭ A♭ F♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 9-11-x-9-11-x · frets 9–112nd inversion: F♭ B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 12-13-x-13-14-x · frets 12–14Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F♭ B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 12-13-x-13-14-x · frets 12–143rd inversion: A♭ D♭ B♭ F♭ from the bass
Grip 4-4-x-3-5-x · frets 3–5B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: B♭ F♭ D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-1-2-x-2-4 · frets 1–41st inversion: D♭ A♭ F♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-6-x-5-6 · frets 4–62nd inversion: F♭ B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-7-8-x-9-9 · frets 7–9Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F♭ B♭ A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-7-8-x-9-9 · frets 7–93rd inversion: A♭ D♭ B♭ F♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-11-x-11-12 · frets 11–12More B♭m7♭5
Scales with B♭m7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- B major on 7
- G♯ minor on 2
- C♯ Dorian on 6
- D♯ Phrygian on 5
- E Lydian on ♯4
- F♯ Mixolydian on 3
- B♭ Locrian on 1
- A♭ harmonic minor on 2
- C♯ melodic minor on 6
- B melodic minor on 7
- B♭ blues on 1
- F♯ bebop dominant on 3
- B bebop dominant on 7
- C altered on ♭7
- B♭ altered on 1
- E Lydian dominant on ♯4
- F♯ Lydian dominant on 3
- E♭ Phrygian dominant on 5
- 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 G♯ minor (A♯m7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key
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