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F♯7 drop 2 voicings on guitar
F♯7 drop 2 voices F♯, A♯, C♯, E 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 5-1-3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F♯ | A♯ | C♯ | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
F♯7 drop 2 on strings 6–3
Root position: F♯ C♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip 2-4-2-3-x-x · frets 2–41st inversion: A♯ E F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 6-7-4-6-x-x · frets 4–72nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip 9-9-8-9-x-x · frets 8–9Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip 9-9-8-9-x-x · frets 8–93rd inversion: E A♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 12-13-11-11-x-x · frets 11–13F♯7 drop 2 on strings 5–2
Root position: F♯ C♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip x-9-11-9-11-x · frets 9–111st inversion: A♯ E F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-13-14-11-14-x · frets 11–142nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip x-4-4-3-5-x · frets 3–5Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip x-4-4-3-5-x · frets 3–53rd inversion: E A♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-8-6-7-x · frets 6–8F♯7 drop 2 on strings 4–1
Root position: F♯ C♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-4-6-5-6 · frets 4–61st inversion: A♯ E F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-8-9-7-9 · frets 7–92nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip x-x-11-11-11-12 · frets 11–12Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip x-x-11-11-11-12 · frets 11–123rd inversion: E A♯ C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-2-3-2-2 · frets 2–3More F♯7
Scales with F♯7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- B major on 5
- G♯ minor on ♭7
- C♯ Dorian on 4
- D♯ Phrygian on ♭3
- E Lydian on 2
- F♯ Mixolydian on 1
- B♭ Locrian on ♭6
- B harmonic minor on 5
- C♯ melodic minor on 4
- B melodic minor on 5
- F♯ bebop dominant on 1
- B bebop dominant on 5
- C altered on ♭5
- B♭ altered on ♭6
- E Lydian dominant on 2
- F♯ Lydian dominant on 1
- F♯ Phrygian dominant on 1
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half on 2
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole on ♭5
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in B (F♯7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in B minor (F♯7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in B (F♯7 as V)
- Giant Steps (F♯7 as 6b)
Drop 2 dominant 7 in every key
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