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Cm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
Cm7 drop 2 and 4 voices C, E♭, G, B♭ 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 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | C | E♭ | G | B♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
Cm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: C G E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 8-10-x-8-11-x · frets 8–111st inversion: E♭ B♭ G C from the bass
Grip 11-13-x-12-13-x · frets 11–132nd inversion: G C B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 3-3-x-3-4-x · frets 3–4Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G C B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 3-3-x-3-4-x · frets 3–43rd inversion: B♭ E♭ C G from the bass
Grip 6-6-x-5-8-x · frets 5–8Cm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: C G E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-5-x-4-6 · frets 3–61st inversion: E♭ B♭ G C from the bass
Grip x-6-8-x-8-8 · frets 6–82nd inversion: G C B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-10-x-11-11 · frets 10–11Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G C B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-10-x-11-11 · frets 10–113rd inversion: B♭ E♭ C G from the bass
Grip x-1-1-x-1-3 · frets 1–3More Cm7
Scales with Cm7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- E♭ major on 6
- A♭ major on 3
- B♭ major on 2
- C minor on 1
- F minor on 5
- G minor on 4
- C Dorian on 1
- F Dorian on 5
- B♭ Dorian on 2
- C Phrygian on 1
- D Phrygian on ♭7
- G Phrygian on 4
- D♭ Lydian on 7
- E♭ Lydian on 6
- A♭ Lydian on 3
- E♭ Mixolydian on 6
- F Mixolydian on 5
- B♭ Mixolydian on 2
- D Locrian on ♭7
- G Locrian on 4
- A Locrian on ♭3
- G harmonic minor on 4
- B♭ melodic minor on 2
- E♭ major pentatonic on 6
- C minor pentatonic on 1
- C blues on 1
- E♭ bebop dominant on 6
- F bebop dominant on 5
- A♭ bebop dominant on 3
- B♭ bebop dominant on 2
- A altered on ♭3
- E♭ Lydian dominant on 6
- D Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half on ♭6
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole on 1
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in B♭ (Cm7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in C minor (Cm7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in E♭ (Cm7 as vi)
- I–vi–ii–V in B♭ (Cm7 as ii)
- Autumn Leaves (Cm7 as 1)
- Blue Bossa (Cm7 as 1)
- Rhythm changes (Cm7 as 2a)
- Tritone substitute (Cm7 as ii7)
- Tritone sub with its related ii (Cm7 as ii7)
- Backdoor ii–V (Cm7 as ii7)
- Secondary dominants (Cm7 as ii)
- Passing diminished chord (Cm7 as ii)
- Minor iv (Cm7 as ii7)
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