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Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voices A, C, E♭, G 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 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.

Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteACE♭G
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 11String 5, fret 6, b5b5String 3, fret 5, b3b3String 2, fret 8, b7b7
Root position: A E♭ C G from the bass
Grip 5-6-x-5-8-x · frets 5–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, b3b3String 5, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 8, b5b5String 2, fret 10, 11
1st inversion: C G E♭ A from the bass
Grip 8-10-x-8-10-x · frets 8–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, b5b5String 5, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 12, b7b7String 2, fret 13, b3b3
2nd inversion: E♭ A G C from the bass
Grip 11-12-x-12-13-x · frets 11–13
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, b5b5String 5, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 12, b7b7String 2, fret 13, b3b3
2nd inversion: E♭ A G C from the bass
Grip 11-12-x-12-13-x · frets 11–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, b7b7String 5, fret 3, b3b3String 3, fret 2, 11String 2, fret 4, b5b5
3rd inversion: G C A E♭ from the bass
Grip 3-3-x-2-4-x · frets 2–4

Am7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 11String 4, fret 13, b5b5String 2, fret 13, b3b3String 1, fret 15, b7b7
Root position: A E♭ C G from the bass
Grip x-12-13-x-13-15 · frets 12–15
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, b3b3String 4, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 4, b5b5String 1, fret 5, 11
1st inversion: C G E♭ A from the bass
Grip x-3-5-x-4-5 · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, b5b5String 4, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 8, b7b7String 1, fret 8, b3b3
2nd inversion: E♭ A G C from the bass
Grip x-6-7-x-8-8 · frets 6–8
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, b5b5String 4, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 8, b7b7String 1, fret 8, b3b3
2nd inversion: E♭ A G C from the bass
Grip x-6-7-x-8-8 · frets 6–8
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, b7b7String 4, fret 10, b3b3String 2, fret 10, 11String 1, fret 11, b5b5
3rd inversion: G C A E♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-10-x-10-11 · frets 10–11

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