Guitar · drop voicings # Cmaj7 drop 2 voicings on guitar Cmaj7 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; 2 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-2 maj7 recipe: the fifth is dropped an octave, giving 5-1-3-7 from the bass. | Note | C | E | G | B | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Degree | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | ## Cmaj7 drop 2 on strings 6–3 **Root position: C G B E from the bass** Grip 8-10-9-9-x-x · frets 8–10 **1st inversion: E B C G from the bass** Grip 12-14-10-12-x-x · frets 10–14 *Stretch: 5 frets* **2nd inversion: G C E B from the bass** Grip 3-3-2-4-x-x · frets 2–4 **3rd inversion: B E G C from the bass** Grip 7-7-5-5-x-x · frets 5–7 ## Cmaj7 drop 2 on strings 5–2 **Root position: C G B E from the bass** Grip x-3-5-4-5-x · frets 3–5 **1st inversion: E B C G from the bass** Grip x-7-9-5-8-x · frets 5–9 *Stretch: 5 frets* **2nd inversion: G C E B from the bass** Grip x-10-10-9-12-x · frets 9–12 **3rd inversion: B E G C from the bass** Grip x-14-14-12-13-x · frets 12–14 ## Cmaj7 drop 2 on strings 4–1 **Root position: C G B E from the bass** Grip x-x-10-12-12-12 · frets 10–12 **1st inversion: E B C G from the bass** Grip x-x-2-4-1-3 · frets 1–4 **2nd inversion: G C E B from the bass** Grip x-x-5-5-5-7 · frets 5–7 **3rd inversion: B E G C from the bass** Grip x-x-9-9-8-8 · frets 8–9 ## More Cmaj7 - [Cmaj7 drop 3 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-3) - [Cmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/cmaj7-drop-2-and-4) - [Cmaj7 arpeggio](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/arpeggios/cmaj7) ## Scales with Cmaj7 in them Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on. - [C major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-major) on 1 - [G major](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-major) on 4 - [E minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-minor) on ♭6 - [A minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-minor) on ♭3 - [D Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-dorian) on ♭7 - [A Dorian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/a-dorian) on ♭3 - [E Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-phrygian) on ♭6 - [B Phrygian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian) on ♭2 - [C Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-lydian) on 1 - [F Lydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-lydian) on 5 - [D Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-mixolydian) on ♭7 - [G Mixolydian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-mixolydian) on 4 - [F♯ Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/f-sharp-locrian) on ♭5 - [B Locrian](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-locrian) on ♭2 - [E harmonic minor](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/e-harmonic-minor) on ♭6 - [C bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/c-bebop-dominant) on 1 - [D bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/d-bebop-dominant) on ♭7 - [G bebop dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/g-bebop-dominant) on 4 - [B Phrygian dominant](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/scales/b-phrygian-dominant) on ♭2 ## Use it in a progression Progression pages that comp this chord, voice-led, with the numeral it plays. - [ii–V–I in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/ii-v-i-in-c) (Cmaj7 as Imaj7) - [I–vi–ii–V in C](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/progressions/i-vi-ii-v-in-c) (Cmaj7 as I) - [All of Me](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/all-of-me) (Cmaj7 as 1) - [Take the A Train](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/tunes/take-the-a-train) (Cmaj7 as 1) ## Drop 2 maj7 in every key - Cmaj7 drop 2 - [D♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dbmaj7-drop-2) - [Dmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/dmaj7-drop-2) - [E♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/ebmaj7-drop-2) - [Emaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/emaj7-drop-2) - [Fmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/fmaj7-drop-2) - [G♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gbmaj7-drop-2) - [Gmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/gmaj7-drop-2) - [A♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/abmaj7-drop-2) - [Amaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/amaj7-drop-2) - [B♭maj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bbmaj7-drop-2) - [Bmaj7 drop 2](https://practice.graph.audio/guitar/chords/bmaj7-drop-2) ## Practice it in Practice Lab Practice Cmaj7 drop 2 through every shape, at your tempo, with a plan that adapts. Free, in your browser, no account. [Open it in Practice Lab](https://practice.graph.audio/#practice=drop2-maj7:0:shapes)