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B♭maj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

B♭maj7 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; 1 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-3 maj7 recipe: the third is dropped an octave, giving 3-1-5-7 from the bass.

B♭maj7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteB♭DFA
Degree1357

B♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 7, 77String 3, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 6, 55
Root position: B♭ A D F from the bass
Grip 6-x-7-7-6-x · frets 6–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 33String 4, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 10, 55String 2, fret 10, 77
1st inversion: D B♭ F A from the bass
Grip 10-x-8-10-10-x · frets 8–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 55String 4, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 14, 77String 2, fret 11, 11
2nd inversion: F D A B♭ from the bass
Grip 13-x-12-14-11-x · frets 11–14
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 55String 4, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 14, 77String 2, fret 11, 11
2nd inversion: F D A B♭ from the bass
Grip 13-x-12-14-11-x · frets 11–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 77String 4, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 3, 33
3rd inversion: A F B♭ D from the bass
Grip 5-x-3-3-3-x · frets 3–5

B♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 1, 11String 3, fret 2, 77String 2, fret 3, 33String 1, fret 1, 55
Root position: B♭ A D F from the bass
Grip x-1-x-2-3-1 · frets 1–3
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 6, 55String 1, fret 5, 77
1st inversion: D B♭ F A from the bass
Grip x-5-x-3-6-5 · frets 3–6
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 10, 77String 1, fret 6, 11
2nd inversion: F D A B♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-x-7-10-6 · frets 6–10Stretch: 5 frets
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 10, 77String 1, fret 6, 11
2nd inversion: F D A B♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-x-7-10-6 · frets 6–10Stretch: 5 frets
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 77String 3, fret 10, 55String 2, fret 11, 11String 1, fret 10, 33
3rd inversion: A F B♭ D from the bass
Grip x-12-x-10-11-10 · frets 10–12

Scales with B♭maj7 in them

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