Guitar · drop voicings # Fm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar Fm7 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 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | F | A♭ | C | E♭ | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Fm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2 **Root position: F C A♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip 1-3-x-1-4-x · frets 1–4 **1st inversion: A♭ E♭ C F from the bass** Grip 4-6-x-5-6-x · frets 4–6 **2nd inversion: C F E♭ A♭ from the bass** Grip 8-8-x-8-9-x · frets 8–9 **3rd inversion: E♭ A♭ F C from the bass** Grip 11-11-x-10-13-x · frets 10–13 ## Fm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1 **Root position: F C A♭ E♭ from the bass** Grip x-8-10-x-9-11 · frets 8–11 **1st inversion: A♭ E♭ C F from the bass** Grip x-11-13-x-13-13 · frets 11–13 **2nd inversion: C F E♭ A♭ from the bass** Grip x-3-3-x-4-4 · frets 3–4 **3rd inversion: E♭ A♭ F C from the bass** Grip x-6-6-x-6-8 · frets 6–8 ## More Fm7 - [Fm7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) - [Fm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) - [Fm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7) ## Scales with Fm7 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/db-major) on 3 - [E♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-major) on 2 - [A♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major) on 6 - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) on 4 - [F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor) on 1 - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) on 5 - [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) on 2 - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) on 1 - [B♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-dorian) on 5 - [C Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-phrygian) on 4 - [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) on 1 - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) on ♭7 - [D♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian) on 3 - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) on 7 - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) on 6 - [E♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-mixolydian) on 2 - [A♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) on 6 - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) on 5 - [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) on 4 - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) on ♭3 - [G Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-locrian) on ♭7 - [C harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [E♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-melodic-minor) on 2 - [A♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [F minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [F blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-blues) on 1 - [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [D altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-altered) on ♭3 - [A♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [G Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on 4 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-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 E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-eb) (Fm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in F minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f-minor) (Fm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in E♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-eb) (Fm7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in A♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-ab) (Fm7 as vi) - [Giant Steps](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/giant-steps) (Fm7 as 8a) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (Fm7 as 28a) - [Blue Bossa](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/blue-bossa) (Fm7 as 3) ## Drop 2&4 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2-and-4) - [C♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Dm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2-and-4) - [E♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Em7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2-and-4) - Fm7 drop 2 and 4 - [F♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Gm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) - [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [Am7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2-and-4) - [B♭m7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Bm7 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2-and-4) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Fm7 drop 2 and 4 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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