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F♯m7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
F♯m7 drop 3 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 4 frets. Drop-3 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F♯ | A | C♯ | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
F♯m7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: F♯ E A C♯ from the bass
Grip 2-x-2-2-2-x · fret 21st inversion: A F♯ C♯ E from the bass
Grip 5-x-4-6-5-x · frets 4–62nd inversion: C♯ A E F♯ from the bass
Grip 9-x-7-9-7-x · frets 7–9Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ A E F♯ from the bass
Grip 9-x-7-9-7-x · frets 7–93rd inversion: E C♯ F♯ A from the bass
Grip 12-x-11-11-10-x · frets 10–12F♯m7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: F♯ E A C♯ from the bass
Grip x-9-x-9-10-9 · frets 9–101st inversion: A F♯ C♯ E from the bass
Grip x-12-x-11-14-12 · frets 11–142nd inversion: C♯ A E F♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-x-2-5-2 · frets 2–5Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♯ A E F♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-x-2-5-2 · frets 2–53rd inversion: E C♯ F♯ A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-6-7-5 · frets 5–7More 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 3 m7 in every key
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