Guitar · drop voicings # Cm7 drop 2 voicings on guitar Cm7 drop 2 voices C, E♭, G, B♭ with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-2 minor-seventh recipe: 5-1-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | C | E♭ | G | B♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Cm7 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: C G B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip 8-10-8-8-x-x · frets 8–10 **1st inversion: E♭ B♭ C G from the bass** Grip 11-13-10-12-x-x · frets 10–13 **2nd inversion: G C E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip 3-3-1-3-x-x · frets 1–3 **3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ G C from the bass** Grip 6-6-5-5-x-x · frets 5–6 ## Cm7 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: C G B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip x-3-5-3-4-x · frets 3–5 **1st inversion: E♭ B♭ C G from the bass** Grip x-6-8-5-8-x · frets 5–8 **2nd inversion: G C E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-10-10-8-11-x · frets 8–11 **3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ G C from the bass** Grip x-13-13-12-13-x · frets 12–13 ## Cm7 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: C G B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-10-12-11-11 · frets 10–12 **1st inversion: E♭ B♭ C G from the bass** Grip x-x-1-3-1-3 · frets 1–3 **2nd inversion: G C E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-5-5-4-6 · frets 4–6 **3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ G C from the bass** Grip x-x-8-8-8-8 · fret 8 ## More Cm7 - [Cm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) - [Cm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Cm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cm7) ## Scales with Cm7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) on 6 - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) on 3 - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 2 - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) on 1 - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) on 5 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 4 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 1 - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) on 5 - [B♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) on 2 - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) on 1 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on ♭7 - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) on 4 - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) on 7 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 6 - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) on 3 - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) on 6 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 5 - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) on 2 - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) on ♭7 - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) on 4 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on ♭3 - [G harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [B♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-melodic-minor) on 2 - [E♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [C minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [C blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-blues) on 1 - [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [A altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-altered) on ♭3 - [E♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [D Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-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♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-bb) (Cm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c-minor) (Cm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-eb) (Cm7 as vi) - [I–vi–ii–V in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-bb) (Cm7 as ii) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (Cm7 as 1) - [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (Cm7 as 1) - [Rhythm changes](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/rhythm-changes) (Cm7 as 2a) - [Tritone substitute](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Tritone sub with its related ii](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/tritone-related-ii) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Backdoor ii–V](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/backdoor) (Cm7 as ii7) - [Secondary dominants](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/secondary-dominant) (Cm7 as ii) - [Passing diminished chord](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/passing-diminished) (Cm7 as ii) - [Minor iv](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/minor-iv) (Cm7 as ii7) ## Drop 2 m7 in every key - Cm7 drop 2 - [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) - [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) - [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) - [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) - [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) - [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) - [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) - [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Cm7 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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