Guitar · drop voicings # Dm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar Dm7 drop 2 and 4 voices D, F, A, C 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 | D | F | A | C | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Dm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2 **Root position: D A F C from the bass** Grip 10-12-x-10-13-x · frets 10–13 **1st inversion: F C A D from the bass** Grip 1-3-x-2-3-x · frets 1–3 **2nd inversion: A D C F from the bass** Grip 5-5-x-5-6-x · frets 5–6 **3rd inversion: C F D A from the bass** Grip 8-8-x-7-10-x · frets 7–10 ## Dm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1 **Root position: D A F C from the bass** Grip x-5-7-x-6-8 · frets 5–8 **1st inversion: F C A D from the bass** Grip x-8-10-x-10-10 · frets 8–10 **2nd inversion: A D C F from the bass** Grip x-12-12-x-13-13 · frets 12–13 **3rd inversion: C F D A from the bass** Grip x-3-3-x-3-5 · frets 3–5 ## More Dm7 - [Dm7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) - [Dm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) - [Dm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/dm7) ## Scales with Dm7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 2 - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 6 - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 3 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on 1 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 5 - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on 4 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 2 - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on 1 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on 5 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on 1 - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on ♭7 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on 4 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 7 - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 6 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 3 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 2 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 6 - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 5 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭7 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on 4 - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭3 - [A harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [C melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-melodic-minor) on 2 - [F major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [D minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [D blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-blues) on 1 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [B altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-altered) on ♭3 - [F Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 2 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-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 C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c) (Dm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-d-minor) (Dm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-c) (Dm7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f) (Dm7 as vi) - [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Dm7 as 7) - [Take the A Train](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/take-the-a-train) (Dm7 as 5) ## Drop 2&4 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) - [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - Dm7 drop 2 and 4 - [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) - [Fm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2-and-4) - [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) - [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) - [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Dm7 drop 2 and 4 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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