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G♯m7 drop 3 voicings on guitar
G♯m7 drop 3 voices G♯, B, D♯, F♯ 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 minor-seventh recipe: b3-1-5-b7 from the bass.
| Note | G♯ | B | D♯ | F♯ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
G♯m7 drop 3 on strings 6–2
Root position: G♯ F♯ B D♯ from the bass
Grip 4-x-4-4-4-x · fret 41st inversion: B G♯ D♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 7-x-6-8-7-x · frets 6–82nd inversion: D♯ B F♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip 11-x-9-11-9-x · frets 9–11Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D♯ B F♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip 11-x-9-11-9-x · frets 9–113rd inversion: F♯ D♯ G♯ B from the bass
Grip 14-x-13-13-12-x · frets 12–14G♯m7 drop 3 on strings 5–1
Root position: G♯ F♯ B D♯ from the bass
Grip x-11-x-11-12-11 · frets 11–121st inversion: B G♯ D♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-2-x-1-4-2 · frets 1–42nd inversion: D♯ B F♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-4-7-4 · frets 4–7Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D♯ B F♯ G♯ from the bass
Grip x-6-x-4-7-4 · frets 4–73rd inversion: F♯ D♯ G♯ B from the bass
Grip x-9-x-8-9-7 · frets 7–9More G♯m7
Scales with G♯m7 in them
Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.
- E major on 3
- F♯ major on 2
- B major on 6
- C♯ minor on 5
- E♭ minor on 4
- G♯ minor on 1
- C♯ Dorian on 5
- F♯ Dorian on 2
- G♯ Dorian on 1
- D♯ Phrygian on 4
- G♯ Phrygian on 1
- B♭ Phrygian on ♭7
- E Lydian on 3
- A Lydian on 7
- B Lydian on 6
- D♭ Mixolydian on 5
- F♯ Mixolydian on 2
- B Mixolydian on 6
- D♯ Locrian on 4
- F Locrian on ♭3
- B♭ Locrian on ♭7
- E♭ harmonic minor on 4
- F♯ melodic minor on 2
- B major pentatonic on 6
- G♯ minor pentatonic on 1
- G♯ blues on 1
- D♭ bebop dominant on 5
- E bebop dominant on 3
- F♯ bebop dominant on 2
- B bebop dominant on 6
- F altered on ♭3
- B Lydian dominant on 6
- B♭ Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half on ♭6
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole on ♭5
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in F♯ (G♯m7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in G♯ minor (G♯m7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in F♯ (G♯m7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in B (G♯m7 as vi)
Drop 3 m7 in every key
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