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Fm7♭5 drop 3 voicings on guitar
Fm7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: b3-1-b5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | F | A♭ | C♭ | E♭ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | ♭5 | ♭7 |
Fm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: F E♭ A♭ C♭ from the bass
Grip 13-x-13-13-12-x · frets 12–131st inversion: A♭ F C♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 4-x-3-4-4-x · frets 3–42nd inversion: C♭ A♭ E♭ F from the bass
Grip 7-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 7-x-6-8-6-x · frets 6–83rd inversion: E♭ C♭ F A♭ from the bass
Grip 11-x-9-10-9-x · frets 9–11Fm7♭5 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: F E♭ A♭ C♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-x-8-9-7 · frets 7–91st inversion: A♭ F C♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-10-12-11 · frets 10–122nd inversion: C♭ A♭ E♭ F from the bass
Grip x-2-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-2-x-1-4-1 · frets 1–43rd inversion: E♭ C♭ F A♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-4-6-4 · frets 4–6More 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 3 m7b5 in every key
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