Guitar · drop voicings # F♯m7 drop 2 voicings on guitar F♯m7 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 minor-seventh recipe: 5-1-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | F♯ | A | C♯ | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## F♯m7 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: F♯ C♯ E A from the bass** Grip 2-4-2-2-x-x · frets 2–4 **1st inversion: A E F♯ C♯ from the bass** Grip 5-7-4-6-x-x · frets 4–7 **2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A E from the bass** Grip 9-9-7-9-x-x · frets 7–9 **3rd inversion: E A C♯ F♯ from the bass** Grip 12-12-11-11-x-x · frets 11–12 ## F♯m7 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: F♯ C♯ E A from the bass** Grip x-9-11-9-10-x · frets 9–11 **1st inversion: A E F♯ C♯ from the bass** Grip x-12-14-11-14-x · frets 11–14 **2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A E from the bass** Grip x-4-4-2-5-x · frets 2–5 **3rd inversion: E A C♯ F♯ from the bass** Grip x-7-7-6-7-x · frets 6–7 ## F♯m7 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: F♯ C♯ E A from the bass** Grip x-x-4-6-5-5 · frets 4–6 **1st inversion: A E F♯ C♯ from the bass** Grip x-x-7-9-7-9 · frets 7–9 **2nd inversion: C♯ F♯ A E from the bass** Grip x-x-11-11-10-12 · frets 10–12 **3rd inversion: E A C♯ F♯ from the bass** Grip x-x-2-2-2-2 · fret 2 ## More F♯m7 - [F♯m7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) - [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [F♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/f-sharp-m7) ## Scales with F♯m7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [D major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-major) on 3 - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) on 2 - [A major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major) on 6 - [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) on 4 - [F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor) on 1 - [B minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-minor) on 5 - [E Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-dorian) on 2 - [F♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) on 1 - [B Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-dorian) on 5 - [C♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-phrygian) on 4 - [F♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-phrygian) on 1 - [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) on ♭7 - [D Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-lydian) on 3 - [G Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-lydian) on 7 - [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) on 6 - [E Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-mixolydian) on 2 - [A Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-mixolydian) on 6 - [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) on 5 - [C♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-locrian) on 4 - [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) on ♭3 - [G♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-locrian) on ♭7 - [C♯ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [E melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-melodic-minor) on 2 - [A major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [F♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [F♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-blues) on 1 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [A bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [B bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [E♭ altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-altered) on ♭3 - [A Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [G♯ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-diminished-whole-half) on 2 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-e) (F♯m7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in F♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f-sharp-minor) (F♯m7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in E](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-e) (F♯m7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in A](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-a) (F♯m7 as vi) ## Drop 2 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) - [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) - [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) - [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) - [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) - F♯m7 drop 2 - [Gm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2) - [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) - [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) - [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice F♯m7 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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