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E♭m7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
E♭m7 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 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | E♭ | G♭ | B♭ | D♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
E♭m7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: E♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-11-11-11-x · fret 111st inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 2-x-1-3-2-x · frets 1–32nd inversion: B♭ G♭ D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-4-6-4-x · frets 4–6Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ G♭ D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-4-6-4-x · frets 4–63rd inversion: D♭ B♭ E♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip 9-x-8-8-7-x · frets 7–9E♭m7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: E♭ D♭ G♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-6-7-6 · frets 6–71st inversion: G♭ E♭ B♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-9-x-8-11-9 · frets 8–112nd inversion: B♭ G♭ D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-11-14-11 · frets 11–14Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: B♭ G♭ D♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-11-14-11 · frets 11–143rd inversion: D♭ B♭ E♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-x-3-4-2 · frets 2–4More 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 3 m7 in every key
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