Guitar · drop voicings # 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 7 **1st inversion: D B F♯ A from the bass** Grip 10-x-9-11-10-x · frets 9–11 **2nd inversion: F♯ D A B from the bass** Grip 14-x-12-14-12-x · frets 12–14 **3rd inversion: A F♯ B D from the bass** Grip 5-x-4-4-3-x · frets 3–5 ## Bm7 drop 3 on strings 5–1 **Root position: B A D F♯ from the bass** Grip x-2-x-2-3-2 · frets 2–3 **1st inversion: D B F♯ A from the bass** Grip x-5-x-4-7-5 · frets 4–7 **2nd inversion: F♯ D A B from the bass** Grip x-9-x-7-10-7 · frets 7–10 **3rd inversion: A F♯ B D from the bass** Grip x-12-x-11-12-10 · frets 10–12 ## More Bm7 - [Bm7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) - [Bm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Bm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/bm7) ## Scales with Bm7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 6 - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 3 - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) on 2 - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on 5 - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) on 4 - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on 1 - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 5 - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on 2 - [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) on 1 - [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) on ♭7 - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on 4 - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on 1 - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 7 - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) on 6 - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 3 - [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on 6 - [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) on 5 - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 2 - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on ♭7 - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on 4 - [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) on ♭3 - [F♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [A melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-melodic-minor) on 2 - [D major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [B minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [B blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-blues) on 1 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [G♯ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-altered) on ♭3 - [D Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [C♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 7 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-a) (Bm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-b-minor) (Bm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in D](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-d) (Bm7 as vi) - [I–vi–ii–V in A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-a) (Bm7 as ii) ## Drop 3 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) - [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) - [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) - [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) - [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) - [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) - [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) - [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) - [G♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-3) - [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) - [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) - Bm7 drop 3 ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Bm7 drop 3 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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