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Fmaj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

Fmaj7 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; 1 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-3 maj7 recipe: the third is dropped an octave, giving 3-1-5-7 from the bass.

Fmaj7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
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Fmaj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 1, 11String 4, fret 2, 77String 3, fret 2, 33String 2, fret 1, 55
Root position: F E A C from the bass
Grip 1-x-2-2-1-x · frets 1–2
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 33String 4, fret 3, 11String 3, fret 5, 55String 2, fret 5, 77
1st inversion: A F C E from the bass
Grip 5-x-3-5-5-x · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 55String 4, fret 7, 33String 3, fret 9, 77String 2, fret 6, 11
2nd inversion: C A E F from the bass
Grip 8-x-7-9-6-x · frets 6–9
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 55String 4, fret 7, 33String 3, fret 9, 77String 2, fret 6, 11
2nd inversion: C A E F from the bass
Grip 8-x-7-9-6-x · frets 6–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 77String 4, fret 10, 55String 3, fret 10, 11String 2, fret 10, 33
3rd inversion: E C F A from the bass
Grip 12-x-10-10-10-x · frets 10–12

Fmaj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 9, 77String 2, fret 10, 33String 1, fret 8, 55
Root position: F E A C from the bass
Grip x-8-x-9-10-8 · frets 8–10
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 10, 11String 2, fret 13, 55String 1, fret 12, 77
1st inversion: A F C E from the bass
Grip x-12-x-10-13-12 · frets 10–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 2, 33String 2, fret 5, 77String 1, fret 1, 11
2nd inversion: C A E F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-2-5-1 · frets 1–5Stretch: 5 frets
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12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 2, 33String 2, fret 5, 77String 1, fret 1, 11
2nd inversion: C A E F from the bass
Grip x-3-x-2-5-1 · frets 1–5Stretch: 5 frets
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 77String 3, fret 5, 55String 2, fret 6, 11String 1, fret 5, 33
3rd inversion: E C F A from the bass
Grip x-7-x-5-6-5 · frets 5–7

Scales with Fmaj7 in them

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