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Bm7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Bm7 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 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | B | D | F♯ | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
Bm7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: B A D F♯ from the bass
Grip 7-x-7-7-7-x · fret 71st inversion: D B F♯ A from the bass
Grip 10-x-9-11-10-x · frets 9–112nd inversion: F♯ D A B from the bass
Grip 14-x-12-14-12-x · frets 12–14Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F♯ D A B from the bass
Grip 14-x-12-14-12-x · frets 12–143rd inversion: A F♯ B D from the bass
Grip 5-x-4-4-3-x · frets 3–5Bm7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: B A D F♯ from the bass
Grip x-2-x-2-3-2 · frets 2–31st inversion: D B F♯ A from the bass
Grip x-5-x-4-7-5 · frets 4–72nd inversion: F♯ D A B from the bass
Grip x-9-x-7-10-7 · frets 7–10Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: F♯ D A B from the bass
Grip x-9-x-7-10-7 · frets 7–103rd inversion: A F♯ B D from the bass
Grip x-12-x-11-12-10 · frets 10–12More Bm7
Scales with Bm7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D major on 6
- G major on 3
- A major on 2
- E minor on 5
- F♯ minor on 4
- B minor on 1
- E Dorian on 5
- A Dorian on 2
- B Dorian on 1
- C♯ Phrygian on ♭7
- F♯ Phrygian on 4
- B Phrygian on 1
- C Lydian on 7
- D Lydian on 6
- G Lydian on 3
- 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
- G bebop dominant on 3
- A bebop dominant on 2
- G♯ altered on ♭3
- D Lydian dominant on 6
- C♯ Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on 7
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole on 6
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in A (Bm7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in B minor (Bm7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in D (Bm7 as vi)
- I–vi–ii–V in A (Bm7 as ii)
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