Guitar · drop voicings # B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar B♭maj7 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 maj7 recipe: the fifth and root are dropped, giving 1-5-3-7. | Note | B♭ | D | F | A | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ## B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2 **Root position: B♭ F D A from the bass** Grip 6-8-x-7-10-x · frets 6–10 **1st inversion: D A F B♭ from the bass** Grip 10-12-x-10-11-x · frets 10–12 **2nd inversion: F B♭ A D from the bass** Grip 1-1-x-2-3-x · frets 1–3 **3rd inversion: A D B♭ F from the bass** Grip 5-5-x-3-6-x · frets 3–6 ## B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1 **Root position: B♭ F D A from the bass** Grip x-1-3-x-3-5 · frets 1–5 **1st inversion: D A F B♭ from the bass** Grip x-5-7-x-6-6 · frets 5–7 **2nd inversion: F B♭ A D from the bass** Grip x-8-8-x-10-10 · frets 8–10 **3rd inversion: A D B♭ F from the bass** Grip x-12-12-x-11-13 · frets 11–13 ## More B♭maj7 - [B♭maj7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) - [B♭maj7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) - [B♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bbmaj7) ## Scales with B♭maj7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 4 - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 1 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on ♭6 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on ♭3 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on ♭7 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on ♭3 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on ♭6 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on ♭2 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 5 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 1 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 4 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭5 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on ♭2 - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-bb) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-bb) (B♭maj7 as I) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (B♭maj7 as 3) - [Tritone substitute](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [Tritone sub with its related ii](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone-related-ii) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [Backdoor ii–V](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/backdoor) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) - [Secondary dominants](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/secondary-dominant) (B♭maj7 as I) - [Passing diminished chord](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/passing-diminished) (B♭maj7 as I) - [Minor iv](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/minor-iv) (B♭maj7 as Imaj7) ## Drop 2&4 maj7 in every key - [Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [E♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Emaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [A♭maj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Amaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2-and-4) - B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 - [Bmaj7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2-and-4) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice B♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop2and4-maj7:10:shapes)