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Cm7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar

Cm7♭5 drop 2 voices C, E♭, G♭, B♭ 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 half-diminished recipe: b5-1-b3-b7 from the bass.

Cm7♭5 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteCE♭G♭B♭
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

Cm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 11String 5, fret 9, b5b5String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 8, b3b3
Root position: C G♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 8-9-8-8-x-x · frets 8–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, b3b3String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 11, b5b5
1st inversion: E♭ B♭ C G♭ from the bass
Grip 11-13-10-11-x-x · frets 10–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, b5b5String 5, fret 3, 11String 4, fret 1, b3b3String 3, fret 3, b7b7
2nd inversion: G♭ C E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 2-3-1-3-x-x · frets 1–3
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12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, b5b5String 5, fret 3, 11String 4, fret 1, b3b3String 3, fret 3, b7b7
2nd inversion: G♭ C E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 2-3-1-3-x-x · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b7b7String 5, fret 6, b3b3String 4, fret 4, b5b5String 3, fret 5, 11
3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip 6-6-4-5-x-x · frets 4–6

Cm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2

34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 11String 4, fret 4, b5b5String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 4, b3b3
Root position: C G♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-4-3-4-x · frets 3–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, b3b3String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 7, b5b5
1st inversion: E♭ B♭ C G♭ from the bass
Grip x-6-8-5-7-x · frets 5–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, b5b5String 4, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 8, b3b3String 2, fret 11, b7b7
2nd inversion: G♭ C E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-9-10-8-11-x · frets 8–11
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89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, b5b5String 4, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 8, b3b3String 2, fret 11, b7b7
2nd inversion: G♭ C E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-9-10-8-11-x · frets 8–11
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b7b7String 4, fret 13, b3b3String 3, fret 11, b5b5String 2, fret 13, 11
3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip x-13-13-11-13-x · frets 11–13

Cm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 11, b5b5String 2, fret 11, b7b7String 1, fret 11, b3b3
Root position: C G♭ B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-10-11-11-11 · frets 10–11
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 1, b3b3String 3, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 1, 11String 1, fret 2, b5b5
1st inversion: E♭ B♭ C G♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-1-3-1-2 · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 4, b5b5String 3, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 4, b3b3String 1, fret 6, b7b7
2nd inversion: G♭ C E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-4-5-4-6 · frets 4–6
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 4, b5b5String 3, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 4, b3b3String 1, fret 6, b7b7
2nd inversion: G♭ C E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-4-5-4-6 · frets 4–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 8, b3b3String 2, fret 7, b5b5String 1, fret 8, 11
3rd inversion: B♭ E♭ G♭ C from the bass
Grip x-x-8-8-7-8 · frets 7–8

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