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Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
Fm7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F | A♭ | C♭ | E♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: F C♭ A♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 1-2-x-1-4-x · frets 1–41st inversion: A♭ E♭ C♭ F from the bass
Grip 4-6-x-4-6-x · frets 4–62nd inversion: C♭ F E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 7-8-x-8-9-x · frets 7–9Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♭ F E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 7-8-x-8-9-x · frets 7–93rd inversion: E♭ A♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip 11-11-x-10-12-x · frets 10–12Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: F C♭ A♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-9-x-9-11 · frets 8–111st inversion: A♭ E♭ C♭ F from the bass
Grip x-11-13-x-12-13 · frets 11–132nd inversion: C♭ F E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-2-3-x-4-4 · frets 2–4Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: C♭ F E♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-2-3-x-4-4 · frets 2–43rd inversion: E♭ A♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-6-x-6-7 · frets 6–7More Fm7♭5
Scales with Fm7♭5 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- F♯ major on 7
- E♭ minor on 2
- G♯ Dorian on 6
- B♭ Phrygian on 5
- B Lydian on ♯4
- D♭ Mixolydian on 3
- F Locrian on 1
- E♭ harmonic minor on 2
- F♯ melodic minor on 7
- A♭ melodic minor on 6
- F blues on 1
- D♭ bebop dominant on 3
- F♯ bebop dominant on 7
- F altered on 1
- G altered on ♭7
- D♭ Lydian dominant on 3
- B Lydian dominant on ♯4
- B♭ Phrygian dominant on 5
- 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♭ minor (Fm7♭5 as iiø7)
Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key
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