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E♭7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
E♭7 drop 3 voices E♭, G, B♭, D♭ 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | E♭ | G | B♭ | D♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
E♭7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: E♭ D♭ G B♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-11-12-11-x · frets 11–121st inversion: G E♭ B♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 3-x-1-3-2-x · frets 1–32nd inversion: B♭ G D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-5-6-4-x · frets 4–6Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ G D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-5-6-4-x · frets 4–63rd inversion: D♭ B♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip 9-x-8-8-8-x · frets 8–9E♭7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: E♭ D♭ G B♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-6-8-6 · frets 6–81st inversion: G E♭ B♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-x-8-11-9 · frets 8–112nd inversion: B♭ G D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-12-14-11 · frets 11–14Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ G D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-12-14-11 · frets 11–143rd inversion: D♭ B♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip x-4-x-3-4-3 · frets 3–4More E♭7
Scales with E♭7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- A♭ major on 5
- F minor on ♭7
- B♭ Dorian on 4
- C Phrygian on ♭3
- D♭ Lydian on 2
- E♭ Mixolydian on 1
- G Locrian on ♭6
- A♭ harmonic minor on 5
- A♭ melodic minor on 5
- B♭ melodic minor on 4
- E♭ bebop dominant on 1
- A♭ bebop dominant on 5
- G altered on ♭6
- A altered on ♭5
- D♭ Lydian dominant on 2
- E♭ Lydian dominant on 1
- E♭ Phrygian dominant on 1
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half on 7
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole on ♭3
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in A♭ (E♭7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in G♯ minor (D♯7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in A♭ (E♭7 as V)
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