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D♭7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

D♭7 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.

D♭7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteD♭FA♭C♭
Degree135♭7

D♭7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 11String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 9, b7b7String 3, fret 10, 33
Root position: D♭ A♭ C♭ F from the bass
Grip 9-11-9-10-x-x · frets 9–11
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 33String 5, fret 14, b7b7String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 13, 55
1st inversion: F C♭ D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 13-14-11-13-x-x · frets 11–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 55String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 4, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip 4-4-3-4-x-x · frets 3–4
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34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 55String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 4, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip 4-4-3-4-x-x · frets 3–4
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, b7b7String 5, fret 8, 33String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 6, 11
3rd inversion: C♭ F A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 7-8-6-6-x-x · frets 6–8

D♭7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 4, b7b7String 2, fret 6, 33
Root position: D♭ A♭ C♭ F from the bass
Grip x-4-6-4-6-x · frets 4–6
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 33String 4, fret 9, b7b7String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 9, 55
1st inversion: F C♭ D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-9-6-9-x · frets 6–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 12, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-11-10-12-x · frets 10–12
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 12, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip x-11-11-10-12-x · frets 10–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, b7b7String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 1, 55String 2, fret 2, 11
3rd inversion: C♭ F A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-2-3-1-2-x · frets 1–3

D♭7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 13, 55String 2, fret 12, b7b7String 1, fret 13, 33
Root position: D♭ A♭ C♭ F from the bass
Grip x-x-11-13-12-13 · frets 11–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 3, 33String 3, fret 4, b7b7String 2, fret 2, 11String 1, fret 4, 55
1st inversion: F C♭ D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-3-4-2-4 · frets 2–4
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 6, 33String 1, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-6-6-6-7 · frets 6–7
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 55String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 6, 33String 1, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ F C♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-6-6-6-7 · frets 6–7
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 9, b7b7String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 9, 55String 1, fret 9, 11
3rd inversion: C♭ F A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-9-10-9-9 · frets 9–10

Scales with D♭7 in them

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