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F♯m7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar
F♯m7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: b3-1-b5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F♯ | A | C | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
F♯m7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: F♯ E A C from the bass
Grip 2-x-2-2-1-x · frets 1–21st inversion: A F♯ C E from the bass
Grip 5-x-4-5-5-x · frets 4–52nd inversion: C A E F♯ from the bass
Grip 8-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 8-x-7-9-7-x · frets 7–93rd inversion: E C F♯ A from the bass
Grip 12-x-10-11-10-x · frets 10–12F♯m7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: F♯ E A C from the bass
Grip x-9-x-9-10-8 · frets 8–101st inversion: A F♯ C E from the bass
Grip x-12-x-11-13-12 · frets 11–132nd inversion: C A E F♯ from the bass
Grip x-3-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-3-x-2-5-2 · frets 2–53rd inversion: E C F♯ A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-5-7-5 · frets 5–7More F♯m7♭5
Scales with F♯m7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- G major on 7
- E minor on 2
- A Dorian on 6
- B Phrygian on 5
- C Lydian on ♯4
- D Mixolydian on 3
- F♯ Locrian on 1
- E harmonic minor on 2
- G melodic minor on 7
- A melodic minor on 6
- F♯ blues on 1
- D bebop dominant on 3
- G bebop dominant on 7
- F♯ altered on 1
- G♯ altered on ♭7
- C Lydian dominant on ♯4
- D Lydian dominant on 3
- B Phrygian dominant on 5
- 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 minor (F♯m7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 3 m7b5 in every key
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