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Fm7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Fm7 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 |
Fm7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: F E♭ A♭ C from the bass
Grip 1-x-1-1-1-x · fret 11st inversion: A♭ F C E♭ from the bass
Grip 4-x-3-5-4-x · frets 3–52nd inversion: C A♭ E♭ F from the bass
Grip 8-x-6-8-6-x · frets 6–8Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C A♭ E♭ F from the bass
Grip 8-x-6-8-6-x · frets 6–83rd inversion: E♭ C F A♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-10-10-9-x · frets 9–11Fm7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: F E♭ A♭ C from the bass
Grip x-8-x-8-9-8 · frets 8–91st inversion: A♭ F C E♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-10-13-11 · frets 10–132nd inversion: C A♭ E♭ F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-1-4-1 · frets 1–4Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C A♭ E♭ F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-1-4-1 · frets 1–43rd inversion: E♭ C F A♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-5-6-4 · frets 4–6More Fm7
Scales with Fm7 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
- D altered on ♭3
- A♭ Lydian dominant on 6
- G Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- 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 E♭ (Fm7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in F minor (Fm7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in E♭ (Fm7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in A♭ (Fm7 as vi)
- Giant Steps (Fm7 as 8a)
- Autumn Leaves (Fm7 as 28a)
- Blue Bossa (Fm7 as 3)
Drop 3 m7 in every key
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