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F♯7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
F♯7 drop 2 and 4 voices F♯, A♯, C♯, E 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 1-5-3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F♯ | A♯ | C♯ | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
F♯7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: F♯ C♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip 2-4-x-3-5-x · frets 2–51st inversion: A♯ E C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 6-7-x-6-7-x · frets 6–72nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-9-11-x · frets 9–11Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-9-11-x · frets 9–113rd inversion: E A♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 12-13-x-11-14-x · frets 11–14F♯7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: F♯ C♯ A♯ E from the bass
Grip x-9-11-x-11-12 · frets 9–121st inversion: A♯ E C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-1-2-x-2-2 · frets 1–22nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-5-6 · frets 4–6Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-5-6 · frets 4–63rd inversion: E A♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-8-x-7-9 · frets 7–9More 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&4 dominant 7 in every key
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