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B♭m7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar
B♭m7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: b3-1-b5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | B♭ | D♭ | F♭ | A♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
B♭m7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: B♭ A♭ D♭ F♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-6-6-5-x · frets 5–61st inversion: D♭ B♭ F♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 9-x-8-9-9-x · frets 8–92nd inversion: F♭ D♭ A♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-13-11-x · frets 11–13Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F♭ D♭ A♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-13-11-x · frets 11–133rd inversion: A♭ F♭ B♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 4-x-2-3-2-x · frets 2–4B♭m7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: B♭ A♭ D♭ F♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-13-14-12 · frets 12–141st inversion: D♭ B♭ F♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-x-3-5-4 · frets 3–52nd inversion: F♭ D♭ A♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-9-6 · frets 6–9Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F♭ D♭ A♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-9-6 · frets 6–93rd inversion: A♭ F♭ B♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-9-11-9 · frets 9–11More 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 3 m7b5 in every key
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