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D♯m7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar

D♯m7♭5 drop 2 voices D♯, F♯, A, C♯ 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.

D♯m7♭5 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteD♯F♯AC♯
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

D♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 11String 5, fret 12, b5b5String 4, fret 11, b7b7String 3, fret 11, b3b3
Root position: D♯ A C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 11-12-11-11-x-x · frets 11–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, b3b3String 5, fret 4, b7b7String 4, fret 1, 11String 3, fret 2, b5b5
1st inversion: F♯ C♯ D♯ A from the bass
Grip 2-4-1-2-x-x · frets 1–4
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, b5b5String 5, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 4, b3b3String 3, fret 6, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 5-6-4-6-x-x · frets 4–6
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, b5b5String 5, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 4, b3b3String 3, fret 6, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 5-6-4-6-x-x · frets 4–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, b7b7String 5, fret 9, b3b3String 4, fret 7, b5b5String 3, fret 8, 11
3rd inversion: C♯ F♯ A D♯ from the bass
Grip 9-9-7-8-x-x · frets 7–9

D♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 7, b5b5String 3, fret 6, b7b7String 2, fret 7, b3b3
Root position: D♯ A C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-6-7-6-7-x · frets 6–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, b3b3String 4, fret 11, b7b7String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 10, b5b5
1st inversion: F♯ C♯ D♯ A from the bass
Grip x-9-11-8-10-x · frets 8–11
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, b5b5String 4, fret 13, 11String 3, fret 11, b3b3String 2, fret 14, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-13-11-14-x · frets 11–14
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, b5b5String 4, fret 13, 11String 3, fret 11, b3b3String 2, fret 14, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-13-11-14-x · frets 11–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, b7b7String 4, fret 4, b3b3String 3, fret 2, b5b5String 2, fret 4, 11
3rd inversion: C♯ F♯ A D♯ from the bass
Grip x-4-4-2-4-x · frets 2–4

D♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1

12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 1, 11String 3, fret 2, b5b5String 2, fret 2, b7b7String 1, fret 2, b3b3
Root position: D♯ A C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-1-2-2-2 · frets 1–2
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 4, b3b3String 3, fret 6, b7b7String 2, fret 4, 11String 1, fret 5, b5b5
1st inversion: F♯ C♯ D♯ A from the bass
Grip x-x-4-6-4-5 · frets 4–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 7, b5b5String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 7, b3b3String 1, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-7-8-7-9 · frets 7–9
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7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 7, b5b5String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 7, b3b3String 1, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D♯ F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-7-8-7-9 · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 11, b7b7String 3, fret 11, b3b3String 2, fret 10, b5b5String 1, fret 11, 11
3rd inversion: C♯ F♯ A D♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-11-11-10-11 · frets 10–11

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