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D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

D♭maj7 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 maj7 recipe: the fifth and root are dropped, giving 1-5-3-7.

D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteD♭FA♭C
Degree1357

D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 11String 5, fret 11, 55String 3, fret 10, 33String 2, fret 13, 77
Root position: D♭ A♭ F C from the bass
Grip 9-11-x-10-13-x · frets 9–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 1, 33String 5, fret 3, 77String 3, fret 1, 55String 2, fret 2, 11
1st inversion: F C A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 1-3-x-1-2-x · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 55String 5, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 5, 77String 2, fret 6, 33
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ C F from the bass
Grip 4-4-x-5-6-x · frets 4–6
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 55String 5, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 5, 77String 2, fret 6, 33
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ C F from the bass
Grip 4-4-x-5-6-x · frets 4–6
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 77String 5, fret 8, 33String 3, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 9, 55
3rd inversion: C F D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip 8-8-x-6-9-x · frets 6–9

D♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 11String 4, fret 6, 55String 2, fret 6, 33String 1, fret 8, 77
Root position: D♭ A♭ F C from the bass
Grip x-4-6-x-6-8 · frets 4–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 33String 4, fret 10, 77String 2, fret 9, 55String 1, fret 9, 11
1st inversion: F C A♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-10-x-9-9 · frets 8–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 11, 11String 2, fret 13, 77String 1, fret 13, 33
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-11-11-x-13-13 · frets 11–13
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1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 55String 4, fret 11, 11String 2, fret 13, 77String 1, fret 13, 33
2nd inversion: A♭ D♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-11-11-x-13-13 · frets 11–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 77String 4, fret 3, 33String 2, fret 2, 11String 1, fret 4, 55
3rd inversion: C F D♭ A♭ from the bass
Grip x-3-3-x-2-4 · frets 2–4

Scales with D♭maj7 in them

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