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E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 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 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | E♭ | G♭ | B♭ | D♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: E♭ B♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 11-13-x-11-14-x · frets 11–141st inversion: G♭ D♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 2-4-x-3-4-x · frets 2–42nd inversion: B♭ E♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip 6-6-x-6-7-x · frets 6–7Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip 6-6-x-6-7-x · frets 6–73rd inversion: D♭ G♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-8-11-x · frets 8–11E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: E♭ B♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-8-x-7-9 · frets 6–91st inversion: G♭ D♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-9-11-x-11-11 · frets 9–112nd inversion: B♭ E♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip x-1-1-x-2-2 · frets 1–2Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip x-1-1-x-2-2 · frets 1–23rd inversion: D♭ G♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-4-6 · frets 4–6More E♭m7
Scales with E♭m7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D♭ major on 2
- F♯ major on 6
- B major on 3
- E♭ minor on 1
- G♯ minor on 5
- B♭ minor on 4
- C♯ Dorian on 2
- E♭ Dorian on 1
- G♯ Dorian on 5
- D♯ Phrygian on 1
- F Phrygian on ♭7
- B♭ Phrygian on 4
- E Lydian on 7
- G♭ Lydian on 6
- B Lydian on 3
- D♭ Mixolydian on 2
- F♯ Mixolydian on 6
- A♭ Mixolydian on 5
- C Locrian on ♭3
- F Locrian on ♭7
- B♭ Locrian on 4
- B♭ harmonic minor on 4
- C♯ melodic minor on 2
- F♯ major pentatonic on 6
- E♭ minor pentatonic on 1
- D♯ blues on 1
- D♭ bebop dominant on 2
- F♯ bebop dominant on 6
- A♭ bebop dominant on 5
- B bebop dominant on 3
- C altered on ♭3
- F♯ Lydian dominant on 6
- F Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- 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 D♭ (E♭m7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in E♭ minor (E♭m7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in D♭ (E♭m7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in F♯ (D♯m7 as vi)
- Blue Bossa (E♭m7 as 9)
- Rhythm changes (E♭m7 as 6b)
Drop 2&4 m7 in every key
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