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F7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
F7 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F | A | C | E♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | ♭7 |
F7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: F E♭ A C from the bass
Grip 1-x-1-2-1-x · frets 1–21st inversion: A F C E♭ from the bass
Grip 5-x-3-5-4-x · frets 3–52nd inversion: C A E♭ F from the bass
Grip 8-x-7-8-6-x · frets 6–8Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C A E♭ F from the bass
Grip 8-x-7-8-6-x · frets 6–83rd inversion: E♭ C F A from the bass
Grip 11-x-10-10-10-x · frets 10–11F7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: F E♭ A C from the bass
Grip x-8-x-8-10-8 · frets 8–101st inversion: A F C E♭ from the bass
Grip x-12-x-10-13-11 · frets 10–132nd inversion: C A E♭ F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-2-4-1 · frets 1–4Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C A E♭ F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-2-4-1 · frets 1–43rd inversion: E♭ C F A from the bass
Grip x-6-x-5-6-5 · frets 5–6More 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 3 dominant 7 in every key
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