Guitar · drop voicings # G♭maj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar G♭maj7 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; 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 | G♭ | B♭ | D♭ | F | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ## G♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2 **Root position: G♭ F B♭ D♭ from the bass** Grip 2-x-3-3-2-x · frets 2–3 **1st inversion: B♭ G♭ D♭ F from the bass** Grip 6-x-4-6-6-x · frets 4–6 **2nd inversion: D♭ B♭ F G♭ from the bass** Grip 9-x-8-10-7-x · frets 7–10 **3rd inversion: F D♭ G♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip 13-x-11-11-11-x · frets 11–13 ## G♭maj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1 **Root position: G♭ F B♭ D♭ from the bass** Grip x-9-x-10-11-9 · frets 9–11 **1st inversion: B♭ G♭ D♭ F from the bass** Grip x-13-x-11-14-13 · frets 11–14 **2nd inversion: D♭ B♭ F G♭ from the bass** Grip x-4-x-3-6-2 · frets 2–6 *Stretch: 5 frets* **3rd inversion: F D♭ G♭ B♭ from the bass** Grip x-8-x-6-7-6 · frets 6–8 ## More G♭maj7 - [G♭maj7 drop 2 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2) - [G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [G♭maj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gbmaj7) ## Scales with G♭maj7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [D♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-major) on 4 - [F♯ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-major) on 1 - [E♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-minor) on ♭3 - [B♭ minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-minor) on ♭6 - [E♭ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-dorian) on ♭3 - [G♯ Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-sharp-dorian) on ♭7 - [F Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-phrygian) on ♭2 - [B♭ Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-phrygian) on ♭6 - [G♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/gb-lydian) on 1 - [B Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-lydian) on 5 - [D♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-mixolydian) on 4 - [A♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [C Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-locrian) on ♭5 - [F Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-locrian) on ♭2 - [B♭ harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [D♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/db-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [F♯ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [A♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [F Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-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-sharp) (F♯maj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in F♯](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f-sharp) (F♯maj7 as I) ## 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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-3) - G♭maj7 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 G♭maj7 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-maj7:6:shapes)