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D7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

D7 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 5-1-3-b7 from the bass.

D7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteDF♯AC
Degree135♭7

D7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 11String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 11, 33
Root position: D A C F♯ from the bass
Grip 10-12-10-11-x-x · frets 10–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 14, 33String 5, fret 15, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 14, 55
1st inversion: F♯ C D A from the bass
Grip 14-15-12-14-x-x · frets 12–15
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 5, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D F♯ C from the bass
Grip 5-5-4-5-x-x · frets 4–5
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 5, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D F♯ C from the bass
Grip 5-5-4-5-x-x · frets 4–5
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, b7b7String 5, fret 9, 33String 4, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 7, 11
3rd inversion: C F♯ A D from the bass
Grip 8-9-7-7-x-x · frets 7–9

D7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 7, 33
Root position: D A C F♯ from the bass
Grip x-5-7-5-7-x · frets 5–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 33String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 10, 55
1st inversion: F♯ C D A from the bass
Grip x-9-10-7-10-x · frets 7–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 11, 33String 2, fret 13, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-12-12-11-13-x · frets 11–13
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 11, 33String 2, fret 13, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-12-12-11-13-x · frets 11–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, b7b7String 4, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 2, 55String 2, fret 3, 11
3rd inversion: C F♯ A D from the bass
Grip x-3-4-2-3-x · frets 2–4

D7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 14, 55String 2, fret 13, b7b7String 1, fret 14, 33
Root position: D A C F♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-12-14-13-14 · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 11String 1, fret 5, 55
1st inversion: F♯ C D A from the bass
Grip x-x-4-5-3-5 · frets 3–5
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 7, 33String 1, fret 8, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-x-7-7-7-8 · frets 7–8
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7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 7, 33String 1, fret 8, b7b7
2nd inversion: A D F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-x-7-7-7-8 · frets 7–8
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 11, 33String 2, fret 10, 55String 1, fret 10, 11
3rd inversion: C F♯ A D from the bass
Grip x-x-10-11-10-10 · frets 10–11

Scales with D7 in them

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