Drop-2 voicings: the 4 m7 inversions
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Play A m7 in its four drop-2 inversions on the D-G-B-e set and compare them with the maj7 ones.
Pattern
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Tablature
How to do it
- Play the four A m7 shapes (A-C-E-G) following the TAB, climbing up the neck.
- Link one voicing to the next by finding the shortest move: this trains your voice leading.
- Use a ii-V-I: play A m7, then D7 and end on G maj7, choosing the nearest shapes.
Metronome
Target tempo: 63 BPM (Range 40–104)
Metronome
63 BPM
Tuner
You are playing:
—-15c
+15c
-50c0+50c
Turn on the tuner to check your intonation while you practise (bends, vibrato…).