Guitar · drop voicings # 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. | Note | F | A | C | E | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ## Fmaj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2 **Root position: F E A C from the bass** Grip 1-x-2-2-1-x · frets 1–2 **1st inversion: A F C E from the bass** Grip 5-x-3-5-5-x · frets 3–5 **2nd inversion: C A E F from the bass** Grip 8-x-7-9-6-x · frets 6–9 **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 **Root position: F E A C from the bass** Grip x-8-x-9-10-8 · frets 8–10 **1st inversion: A F C E from the bass** Grip x-12-x-10-13-12 · frets 10–13 **2nd inversion: C A E F from the bass** Grip x-3-x-2-5-1 · frets 1–5 *Stretch: 5 frets* **3rd inversion: E C F A from the bass** Grip x-7-x-5-6-5 · frets 5–7 ## More Fmaj7 - [Fmaj7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2) - [Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Fmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/fmaj7) ## Scales with Fmaj7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 4 - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 1 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on ♭3 - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on ♭6 - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on ♭3 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on ♭7 - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on ♭2 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on ♭6 - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 1 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 5 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 4 - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭2 - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭5 - [A harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [E Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f) (Fmaj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f) (Fmaj7 as I) - [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Fmaj7 as 25) - [Take the A Train](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/take-the-a-train) (Fmaj7 as 17) ## Drop 3 maj7 in every key - [Cmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3) - [D♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-3) - [Dmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-3) - [E♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-3) - [Emaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-3) - Fmaj7 drop 3 - [G♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-3) - [Gmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-3) - [A♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-3) - [Amaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-3) - [B♭maj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-3) - [Bmaj7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-3) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Fmaj7 drop 3 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop3-maj7:5:shapes)