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Cm7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Cm7 drop 3 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 4 frets. Drop-3 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | C | E♭ | G | B♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
Cm7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: C B♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip 8-x-8-8-8-x · fret 81st inversion: E♭ C G B♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-10-12-11-x · frets 10–122nd inversion: G E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip 3-x-1-3-1-x · frets 1–3Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip 3-x-1-3-1-x · frets 1–33rd inversion: B♭ G C E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-5-5-4-x · frets 4–6Cm7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: C B♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip x-3-x-3-4-3 · frets 3–41st inversion: E♭ C G B♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-5-8-6 · frets 5–82nd inversion: G E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip x-10-x-8-11-8 · frets 8–11Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: G E♭ B♭ C from the bass
Grip x-10-x-8-11-8 · frets 8–113rd inversion: B♭ G C E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-12-13-11 · frets 11–13More 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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