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D7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

D7 drop 2 and 4 voices D, F♯, A, C 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 1-5-3-b7 from the bass.

D7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteDF♯AC
Degree135♭7

D7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 11String 5, fret 12, 55String 3, fret 11, 33String 2, fret 13, b7b7
Root position: D A F♯ C from the bass
Grip 10-12-x-11-13-x · frets 10–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, 33String 5, fret 3, b7b7String 3, fret 2, 55String 2, fret 3, 11
1st inversion: F♯ C A D from the bass
Grip 2-3-x-2-3-x · frets 2–3
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 5, fret 5, 11String 3, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: A D C F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-5-x-5-7-x · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 5, fret 5, 11String 3, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: A D C F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-5-x-5-7-x · frets 5–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, b7b7String 5, fret 9, 33String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 10, 55
3rd inversion: C F♯ D A from the bass
Grip 8-9-x-7-10-x · frets 7–10

D7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 7, 55String 2, fret 7, 33String 1, fret 8, b7b7
Root position: D A F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-5-7-x-7-8 · frets 5–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 33String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 2, fret 10, 55String 1, fret 10, 11
1st inversion: F♯ C A D from the bass
Grip x-9-10-x-10-10 · frets 9–10
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 12, 11String 2, fret 13, b7b7String 1, fret 14, 33
2nd inversion: A D C F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-12-x-13-14 · frets 12–14
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 12, 11String 2, fret 13, b7b7String 1, fret 14, 33
2nd inversion: A D C F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-12-x-13-14 · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, b7b7String 4, fret 4, 33String 2, fret 3, 11String 1, fret 5, 55
3rd inversion: C F♯ D A from the bass
Grip x-3-4-x-3-5 · frets 3–5

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