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F7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
F7 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 |
F7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: F C A E♭ from the bass
Grip 1-3-x-2-4-x · frets 1–41st inversion: A E♭ C F from the bass
Grip 5-6-x-5-6-x · frets 5–62nd inversion: C F E♭ A from the bass
Grip 8-8-x-8-10-x · frets 8–10Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C F E♭ A from the bass
Grip 8-8-x-8-10-x · frets 8–103rd inversion: E♭ A F C from the bass
Grip 11-12-x-10-13-x · frets 10–13F7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: F C A E♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-10-x-10-11 · frets 8–111st inversion: A E♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-12-13-x-13-13 · frets 12–132nd inversion: C F E♭ A from the bass
Grip x-3-3-x-4-5 · frets 3–5Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C F E♭ A from the bass
Grip x-3-3-x-4-5 · frets 3–53rd inversion: E♭ A F C from the bass
Grip x-6-7-x-6-8 · frets 6–8More F7
Scales with F7 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
- A 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
- A altered on ♭6
- B altered on ♭5
- E♭ Lydian dominant on 2
- F Lydian dominant on 1
- F Phrygian dominant on 1
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on 4
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole on ♭3
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in B♭ (F7 as V7)
- ii–V–I in B♭ minor (F7 as V7)
- I–vi–ii–V in B♭ (F7 as V)
- Autumn Leaves (F7 as 2)
- Rhythm changes (F7 as 2b)
- Blues in F (F7 as 1)
- Tritone substitute (F7 as V7)
- Tritone sub with its related ii (F7 as V7)
- Backdoor ii–V (F7 as V7)
- Secondary dominants (F7 as V)
- Passing diminished chord (F7 as V)
- Minor iv (F7 as V7)
Drop 2&4 dominant 7 in every key
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