Guitar · drop voicings # 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 4 **1st inversion: B G♯ D♯ F♯ from the bass** Grip 7-x-6-8-7-x · frets 6–8 **2nd inversion: D♯ B F♯ G♯ from the bass** Grip 11-x-9-11-9-x · frets 9–11 **3rd inversion: F♯ D♯ G♯ B from the bass** Grip 14-x-13-13-12-x · frets 12–14 ## G♯m7 drop 3 on strings 5–1 **Root position: G♯ F♯ B D♯ from the bass** Grip x-11-x-11-12-11 · frets 11–12 **1st inversion: B G♯ D♯ F♯ from the bass** Grip x-2-x-1-4-2 · frets 1–4 **2nd inversion: D♯ B F♯ G♯ from the bass** Grip x-6-x-4-7-4 · frets 4–7 **3rd inversion: F♯ D♯ G♯ B from the bass** Grip x-9-x-8-9-7 · frets 7–9 ## More G♯m7 - [G♯m7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [G♯m7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2-and-4) - [G♯m7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/g-sharp-m7) ## Scales with G♯m7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [E major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-major) on 3 - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) on 2 - [B major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major) on 6 - [C♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-minor) on 5 - [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) on 4 - [G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor) on 1 - [C♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-sharp-dorian) on 5 - [F♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-dorian) on 2 - [G♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) on 1 - [D♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-phrygian) on 4 - [G♯ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-phrygian) on 1 - [B♭ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) on ♭7 - [E Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-lydian) on 3 - [A Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-lydian) on 7 - [B Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) on 6 - [D♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) on 5 - [F♯ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-mixolydian) on 2 - [B Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-mixolydian) on 6 - [D♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-sharp-locrian) on 4 - [F Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) on ♭3 - [B♭ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-locrian) on ♭7 - [E♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [F♯ melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-melodic-minor) on 2 - [B major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [G♯ minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [G♯ blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-blues) on 1 - [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [E bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [F♯ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [B bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [F altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-altered) on ♭3 - [B Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [B♭ Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [C, E♭, G♭ and A diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-diminished-whole-half) on ♭6 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-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♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f-sharp) (G♯m7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in G♯ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-g-sharp-minor) (G♯m7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f-sharp) (G♯m7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in B](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-b) (G♯m7 as vi) ## Drop 3 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-3) - [C♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-3) - [Dm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-3) - [E♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-3) - [Em7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-3) - [Fm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-3) - [F♯m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-3) - [Gm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) - G♯m7 drop 3 - [Am7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-3) - [B♭m7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-3) - [Bm7 drop 3](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-3) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice G♯m7 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-m7:8:shapes)