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Dm7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Dm7 drop 3 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 4 frets. Drop-3 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | D | F | A | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
Dm7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: D C F A from the bass
Grip 10-x-10-10-10-x · fret 101st inversion: F D A C from the bass
Grip 13-x-12-14-13-x · frets 12–142nd inversion: A F C D from the bass
Grip 5-x-3-5-3-x · frets 3–5Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A F C D from the bass
Grip 5-x-3-5-3-x · frets 3–53rd inversion: C A D F from the bass
Grip 8-x-7-7-6-x · frets 6–8Dm7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: D C F A from the bass
Grip x-5-x-5-6-5 · frets 5–61st inversion: F D A C from the bass
Grip x-8-x-7-10-8 · frets 7–102nd inversion: A F C D from the bass
Grip x-12-x-10-13-10 · frets 10–13Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: A F C D from the bass
Grip x-12-x-10-13-10 · frets 10–133rd inversion: C A D F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-2-3-1 · frets 1–3More Dm7
Scales with Dm7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- C major on 2
- F major on 6
- B♭ major on 3
- D minor on 1
- G minor on 5
- A minor on 4
- C Dorian on 2
- D Dorian on 1
- G Dorian on 5
- D Phrygian on 1
- E Phrygian on ♭7
- A Phrygian on 4
- E♭ Lydian on 7
- F Lydian on 6
- B♭ Lydian on 3
- C Mixolydian on 2
- F Mixolydian on 6
- G Mixolydian on 5
- E Locrian on ♭7
- A Locrian on 4
- B Locrian on ♭3
- A harmonic minor on 4
- C melodic minor on 2
- F major pentatonic on 6
- D minor pentatonic on 1
- D blues on 1
- C bebop dominant on 2
- F bebop dominant on 6
- G bebop dominant on 5
- B♭ bebop dominant on 3
- B altered on ♭3
- F Lydian dominant on 6
- E Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on 2
- D, F, A♭ and B 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 (Dm7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in D minor (Dm7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in C (Dm7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in F (Dm7 as vi)
- All of Me (Dm7 as 7)
- Take the A Train (Dm7 as 5)
Drop 3 m7 in every key
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