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Gm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar
Gm7 drop 2 and 4 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 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 minor-seventh recipe: 1-5-b3-b7 from the bass.
| Note | G | B♭ | D | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 |
Gm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2
Root position: G D B♭ F from the bass
Grip 3-5-x-3-6-x · frets 3–61st inversion: B♭ F D G from the bass
Grip 6-8-x-7-8-x · frets 6–82nd inversion: D G F B♭ from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-10-11-x · frets 10–11Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D G F B♭ from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-10-11-x · frets 10–113rd inversion: F B♭ G D from the bass
Grip 13-13-x-12-15-x · frets 12–15Gm7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1
Root position: G D B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-10-12-x-11-13 · frets 10–131st inversion: B♭ F D G from the bass
Grip x-1-3-x-3-3 · frets 1–32nd inversion: D G F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-6-6 · frets 5–6Show 1 more inversionShow 2 more inversionsShow less
2nd inversion: D G F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-6-6 · frets 5–63rd inversion: F B♭ G D from the bass
Grip x-8-8-x-8-10 · frets 8–10More Gm7
Scales with Gm7 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
- D 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
- A Phrygian on ♭7
- E♭ Lydian on 3
- A♭ Lydian on 7
- B♭ Lydian on 6
- C Mixolydian on 5
- F Mixolydian on 2
- B♭ Mixolydian on 6
- D Locrian on 4
- E Locrian on ♭3
- A Locrian on ♭7
- D harmonic minor on 4
- F melodic minor on 2
- B♭ major pentatonic on 6
- G minor pentatonic on 1
- G blues on 1
- C bebop dominant on 5
- E♭ bebop dominant on 3
- F bebop dominant on 2
- B♭ bebop dominant on 6
- E altered on ♭3
- B♭ Lydian dominant on 6
- A Phrygian dominant on ♭7
- D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half on 4
- E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole on ♭3
Use it in a progression
Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays.
- ii–V–I in F (Gm7 as ii7)
- ii–V–I in G minor (Gm7 as i7)
- I–vi–ii–V in F (Gm7 as ii)
- I–vi–ii–V in B♭ (Gm7 as vi)
- Autumn Leaves (Gm7 as 7)
- Secondary dominants (Gm7 as vi)
- Passing diminished chord (Gm7 as vi)
Drop 2&4 m7 in every key
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