Guitar · drop voicings # Gm7 drop 2 voicings on guitar Gm7 drop 2 voices G, B♭, D, F with one note per string: 12 shapes, 4 inversions on 3 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 4 frets. Drop-2 minor-seventh recipe: 5-1-b3-b7 from the bass. | Note | G | B♭ | D | F | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | ♭3 | 5 | ♭7 | ## Gm7 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: G D F B♭ from the bass** Grip 3-5-3-3-x-x · frets 3–5 **1st inversion: B♭ F G D from the bass** Grip 6-8-5-7-x-x · frets 5–8 **2nd inversion: D G B♭ F from the bass** Grip 10-10-8-10-x-x · frets 8–10 **3rd inversion: F B♭ D G from the bass** Grip 13-13-12-12-x-x · frets 12–13 ## Gm7 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: G D F B♭ from the bass** Grip x-10-12-10-11-x · frets 10–12 **1st inversion: B♭ F G D from the bass** Grip x-13-15-12-15-x · frets 12–15 **2nd inversion: D G B♭ F from the bass** Grip x-5-5-3-6-x · frets 3–6 **3rd inversion: F B♭ D G from the bass** Grip x-8-8-7-8-x · frets 7–8 ## Gm7 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: G D F B♭ from the bass** Grip x-x-5-7-6-6 · frets 5–7 **1st inversion: B♭ F G D from the bass** Grip x-x-8-10-8-10 · frets 8–10 **2nd inversion: D G B♭ F from the bass** Grip x-x-12-12-11-13 · frets 11–13 **3rd inversion: F B♭ D G from the bass** Grip x-x-3-3-3-3 · fret 3 ## More Gm7 - [Gm7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-3) - [Gm7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gm7-drop-2-and-4) - [Gm7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/gm7) ## Scales with Gm7 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/eb-major) on 3 - [F major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-major) on 2 - [B♭ major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major) on 6 - [C minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-minor) on 5 - [D minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-minor) on 4 - [G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor) on 1 - [C Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-dorian) on 5 - [F Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-dorian) on 2 - [G Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-dorian) on 1 - [D Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-phrygian) on 4 - [G Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-phrygian) on 1 - [A Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian) on ♭7 - [E♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-lydian) on 3 - [A♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/ab-lydian) on 7 - [B♭ Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian) on 6 - [C Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-mixolydian) on 5 - [F Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-mixolydian) on 2 - [B♭ Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-mixolydian) on 6 - [D Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-locrian) on 4 - [E Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-locrian) on ♭3 - [A Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-locrian) on ♭7 - [D harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-harmonic-minor) on 4 - [F melodic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-melodic-minor) on 2 - [B♭ major pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-major-pentatonic) on 6 - [G minor pentatonic](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-minor-pentatonic) on 1 - [G blues](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-blues) on 1 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 5 - [E♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/eb-bebop-dominant) on 3 - [F bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-bebop-dominant) on 2 - [B♭ bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-bebop-dominant) on 6 - [E altered](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-altered) on ♭3 - [B♭ Lydian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/bb-lydian-dominant) on 6 - [A Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-phrygian-dominant) on ♭7 - [D, F, A♭ and B diminished whole–half](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-diminished-whole-half) on 4 - [E, G, B♭ and C♯ diminished half–whole](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-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](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-f) (Gm7 as ii7) - [ii–V–I in G minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-g-minor) (Gm7 as i7) - [I–vi–ii–V in F](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-f) (Gm7 as ii) - [I–vi–ii–V in B♭](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-bb) (Gm7 as vi) - [Autumn Leaves](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/autumn-leaves) (Gm7 as 7) - [Secondary dominants](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/secondary-dominant) (Gm7 as vi) - [Passing diminished chord](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/substitutions/passing-diminished) (Gm7 as vi) ## Drop 2 m7 in every key - [Cm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cm7-drop-2) - [C♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/c-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Dm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dm7-drop-2) - [E♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebm7-drop-2) - [Em7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/em7-drop-2) - [Fm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fm7-drop-2) - [F♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/f-sharp-m7-drop-2) - Gm7 drop 2 - [G♯m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/g-sharp-m7-drop-2) - [Am7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/am7-drop-2) - [B♭m7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbm7-drop-2) - [Bm7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bm7-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Gm7 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. 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