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E♭maj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

E♭maj7 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; 1 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-3 maj7 recipe: the third is dropped an octave, giving 3-1-5-7 from the bass.

E♭maj7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteE♭GB♭D
Degree1357

E♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 11String 4, fret 12, 77String 3, fret 12, 33String 2, fret 11, 55
Root position: E♭ D G B♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-12-12-11-x · frets 11–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, 33String 4, fret 1, 11String 3, fret 3, 55String 2, fret 3, 77
1st inversion: G E♭ B♭ D from the bass
Grip 3-x-1-3-3-x · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 55String 4, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 7, 77String 2, fret 4, 11
2nd inversion: B♭ G D E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-5-7-4-x · frets 4–7
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 55String 4, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 7, 77String 2, fret 4, 11
2nd inversion: B♭ G D E♭ from the bass
Grip 6-x-5-7-4-x · frets 4–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 77String 4, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 8, 33
3rd inversion: D B♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip 10-x-8-8-8-x · frets 8–10

E♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, 11String 3, fret 7, 77String 2, fret 8, 33String 1, fret 6, 55
Root position: E♭ D G B♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-7-8-6 · frets 6–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, 33String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 11, 55String 1, fret 10, 77
1st inversion: G E♭ B♭ D from the bass
Grip x-10-x-8-11-10 · frets 8–11
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, 55String 3, fret 12, 33String 2, fret 15, 77String 1, fret 11, 11
2nd inversion: B♭ G D E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-12-15-11 · frets 11–15Stretch: 5 frets
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, 55String 3, fret 12, 33String 2, fret 15, 77String 1, fret 11, 11
2nd inversion: B♭ G D E♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-x-12-15-11 · frets 11–15Stretch: 5 frets
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 77String 3, fret 3, 55String 2, fret 4, 11String 1, fret 3, 33
3rd inversion: D B♭ E♭ G from the bass
Grip x-5-x-3-4-3 · frets 3–5

Scales with E♭maj7 in them

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