Guitar · drop voicings # E♭m7 drop 2 voicings on guitar E♭m7 drop 2 voices E♭, G♭, B♭, D♭ with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-2 minor-seventh recipe: 5-1-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | E♭ | G♭ | B♭ | D♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## E♭m7 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: E♭ B♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass** Grip 11-13-11-11-x-x · frets 11–13 **1st inversion: G♭ D♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip 2-4-1-3-x-x · frets 1–4 **2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass** Grip 6-6-4-6-x-x · frets 4–6 **3rd inversion: D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip 9-9-8-8-x-x · frets 8–9 ## E♭m7 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: E♭ B♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass** Grip x-6-8-6-7-x · frets 6–8 **1st inversion: G♭ D♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-9-11-8-11-x · frets 8–11 **2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass** Grip x-13-13-11-14-x · frets 11–14 **3rd inversion: D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip x-4-4-3-4-x · frets 3–4 ## E♭m7 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: E♭ B♭ D♭ G♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-1-3-2-2 · frets 1–3 **1st inversion: G♭ D♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-4-6-4-6 · frets 4–6 **2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-8-8-7-9 · frets 7–9 **3rd inversion: D♭ G♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-11-11-11-11 · fret 11 ## More E♭m7 - [E♭m7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) - [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) - [E♭m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/ebm7) ## Scales with E♭m7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) on 2 - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) on 6 - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) on 3 - [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) on 1 - [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) on 5 - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) on 4 - [C♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) on 2 - [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) on 1 - [G♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) on 5 - [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) on 1 - [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) on ♭7 - [B♭ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) on 4 - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) on 7 - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) on 6 - [B Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) on 3 - [D♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) on 2 - [F♯ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) on 6 - [A♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) on 5 - [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) on ♭3 - [F Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) on ♭7 - [B♭ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-locrian) on 4 - [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [C♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-melodic-minor) on 2 - [F♯ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [E♭ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [D♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-blues) on 1 - [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [F♯ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [B bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [C altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-altered) on ♭3 - [F♯ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [F Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 7 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-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♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-db) (E♭m7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-eb-minor) (E♭m7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in D♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-db) (E♭m7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f-sharp) (D♯m7 as vi) - [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (E♭m7 as 9) - [Rhythm changes](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/rhythm-changes) (E♭m7 as 6b) ## Drop 2 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) - [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) - E♭m7 drop 2 - [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) - [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) - [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) - [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) - [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) - [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice E♭m7 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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