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F♯m7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
F♯m7 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 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F♯ | A | C♯ | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
F♯m7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: F♯ C♯ A E from the bass
Grip 2-4-x-2-5-x · frets 2–51st inversion: A E C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-7-x-6-7-x · frets 5–72nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-9-10-x · frets 9–10Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-9-10-x · frets 9–103rd inversion: E A F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 12-12-x-11-14-x · frets 11–14F♯m7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: F♯ C♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-9-11-x-10-12 · frets 9–121st inversion: A E C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-14-x-14-14 · frets 12–142nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-5-5 · frets 4–5Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ E A from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-5-5 · frets 4–53rd inversion: E A F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-7-x-7-9 · frets 7–9More F♯m7
Scales with F♯m7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- D major on 3
- E major on 2
- A major on 6
- C♯ minor on 4
- F♯ minor on 1
- B minor on 5
- E Dorian on 2
- F♯ Dorian on 1
- B Dorian on 5
- C♯ Phrygian on 4
- F♯ Phrygian on 1
- G♯ Phrygian on ♭7
- D Lydian on 3
- G Lydian on 7
- A Lydian on 6
- E Mixolydian on 2
- A Mixolydian on 6
- B Mixolydian on 5
- C♯ Locrian on 4
- D♯ Locrian on ♭3
- G♯ Locrian on ♭7
- C♯ harmonic minor on 4
- E melodic minor on 2
- A major pentatonic on 6
- F♯ minor pentatonic on 1
- F♯ blues on 1
- D bebop dominant on 3
- E bebop dominant on 2
- A bebop dominant on 6
- B bebop dominant on 5
- E♭ altered on ♭3
- A Lydian dominant on 6
- G♯ Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- 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 E (F♯m7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in F♯ minor (F♯m7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in E (F♯m7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in A (F♯m7 as vi)
Drop 2&4 m7 in every key
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