X X 3 5 7 9 12 15 Voicings for CΔ7 Drop 2 Drop 3 7 R 3 5 3 5 R 7 3 5 7 R 5 3 7 X 3 5 7 9 12 15 7 X X 3 5 7 9 12 15 X X 3 5 7 9 12 15 X 7 R • Learn to play these voicings up and down the neck through the inversions. • Use a D-7 a whole step above each CΔ7 voicing as a passing chord to connect the next inversion. • Transpose to all other keys. • Use these voicings as a star ting point for deriving other drop 2 and drop 3 voicings: Lower the 7th of a CΔ7 to get C7. Lower the 3rd and 7th of a CΔ7 to get a C-7. Lower the 3rd, 5th, and 7th of a CΔ7 to get a Cø7. Lower the 3rd, 5th and lower the 7th twice of a CΔ7 to get a Co7. 3 5 7 7 7 3 R 5 R R 3 7 R 5 3 7 7 7 5 R 7 5 3 R 3 3 R 5 5 R 3 5 7 R 3 3 5 5 R 7 3 5 R R 3 5
Learn to play these voicings up and down the neck through the
inversions. Use a D-7 a whole step above each C7 voicing as a
passing chord to connect the next inversion. Transpose to all other
keys. Use these voicings as a starting point for deriving other
drop 2 and drop 3 voicings:
Lower the 7th of a C7 to get C7.Lower the 3rd and 7th of a C7 to
get a C-7.Lower the 3rd, 5th, and 7th of a C7 to get a C7.Lower the
3rd, 5th and lower the 7th twice of a C7 to get a Co7.
3
5
7 7 7
3R5
R
R
37
R5
37 7
7
5
R
7
5
3
R
3
3
R5
5R
3
5
7
R
3 35 5
R
7
3
5
R
R
3
5
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
Voicings for C-7
Drop 2 Drop 3
X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X
Learn to play these voicings up and down the neck through the
inversions. Use a D-7 a whole step above each C-7 voicing as a
passing chord to connect the next inversion. Transpose to all other
keys. Use these voicings as a starting point for deriving other
drop 2 and drop 3 voicings:
Raise the 3rd of a C-7 to get C7.Raise the 3rd and 7th of a C-7
to get a C7.Lower the 5th of a C-7 to get a C7.Lower the 5th and
the 7th of a C-7 to get a Co7.
R
R
7 7 7 7
3
3
R
R
3
3
3
5
5 5 5
R R
3
7
7
5
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7
7
3 R
R R
R
5 5 5 5
7
3 3 7
7
7
R5
7 7
3
3
R R5
5R R5
5
3 37
7 3
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
Voicings for C7
Drop 2 Drop 3
7
3
5
35 R
7
3
5
7
R
5
3
7
X
3
5
7
9
12
15
7
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X
7
R
Learn to play these voicings up and down the neck through the
inversions. Use a B7 a whole step below each C7 voicing as a
passing chord to connect the next inversion. Transpose to all other
keys. Use these voicings as a starting point for deriving other
drop 2 and drop 3 voicings:
Raise the 7th of a C7 to get C7.Lower the 3rd of a C7 to get a
C-7.Lower the 3rd, and 5th a C7 to get a C7.Lower the 3rd, 5th and
7th of a C7 to get a Co7.
3
5
7 7 7
3R5
R
R
3
7 R5
3
7 7
7
5
R
75
3
R
3
3
R5
5R
3
57
R
3 35 5
R 7
3
5
R
R
3
5
R
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
Voicings for C7
Drop 2 Drop 3
X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X
Learn to play these voicings up and down the neck through the
inversions. Use a D7 a whole step above each C7 voicing as a
passing chord to connect the next inversion. Transpose to all other
keys. Use these voicings as a starting point for deriving other
drop 2 and drop 3 voicings:
Raise the 5th of a C7 to get C-7.Raise the 3rd and 5th of a C7
to get a C7.Raise the 3rd, 5th and 7th of a C7 to get a C7.Lower
the 7th of a C7 to get a Co7.
R
R
7 7 7 7
3
3
R
R
3
3
3
5
5 5 5
R R
3
7
7
5
5
3 R
5
3
7
7
3 R
R R
R
5
7
3 3 7
7
7
R
5
7 7
3
3
R R
5
5
R
5
5
3 37
7 35
R
5 5
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
Voicings for Co7
Drop 2 Drop 3
X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X X
3
5
7
9
12
15
X
Learn to play these voicings up and down the neck through the
inversions. Use a Do7 a whole step above each Co7 voicing as a
passing chord to connect the next inversion. Transpose to all other
keys. Use these voicings as a starting point for deriving other
drop 2 and drop 3 voicings:
Raise the 7th of a Co7 to get C7.Raise the 5th and 7th of a Co7
to get a C-7.Raise the 3rd, 5th and 7th of a Co7 to get a C7.Raise
the 3rd, 5th and raise 7th twice of a Co7 to get a C7.
