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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 1–4

**1st inversion: A♭ E♭ C♭ F from the bass** Grip 4-6-x-4-6-x · frets 4–6

**2nd inversion: C♭ F E♭ A♭ from the bass** Grip 7-8-x-8-9-x · frets 7–9

**3rd inversion: E♭ A♭ F C♭ from the bass** Grip 11-11-x-10-12-x · frets 10–12

## Fm7♭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 8–11

**1st inversion: A♭ E♭ C♭ F from the bass** Grip x-11-13-x-12-13 · frets 11–13

**2nd inversion: C♭ F E♭ A♭ from the bass** Grip x-2-3-x-4-4 · frets 2–4

**3rd inversion: E♭ A♭ F C♭ from the bass** Grip x-6-6-x-6-7 · frets 6–7

## More Fm7♭5

- [Fm7♭5 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-2)
- [Fm7♭5 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7b5-drop-3)
- [Fm7♭5 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fm7b5)

## Scales with Fm7♭5 in them

Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.

- [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) on 7
- [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) on 2
- [G♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) on 6
- [B♭ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) on 5
- [B Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) on ♯4
- [D♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) on 3
- [F Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) on 1
- [E♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-harmonic-minor) on 2
- [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) on 7
- [A♭ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-melodic-minor) on 6
- [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
- [F♯ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) on 7
- [F altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-altered) on 1
- [G altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-altered) on ♭7
- [D♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-lydian-dominant) on 3
- [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) on ♯4
- [B♭ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian-dominant) on 5
- [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♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-eb-minor) (Fm7♭5 as iiø7)

## Drop 2&4 m7b5 in every key

- [Cm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [C♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Dm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [D♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/d-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Em7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- Fm7♭5 drop 2 and 4
- [F♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Gm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [B♭m7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7b5-drop-2-and-4)
- [Bm7♭5 drop 2 and 4](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7b5-drop-2-and-4)

## Practice it in Practice Lab

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[Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop2and4-m7b5:5:shapes)
