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Dm7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar

Dm7♭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.

Dm7♭5 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteDFA♭C
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

Dm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 11String 5, fret 11, b5b5String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 10, b3b3
Root position: D A♭ C F from the bass
Grip 10-11-10-10-x-x · frets 10–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, b3b3String 5, fret 15, b7b7String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 13, b5b5
1st inversion: F C D A♭ from the bass
Grip 13-15-12-13-x-x · frets 12–15
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, b5b5String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 3, b3b3String 3, fret 5, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D F C from the bass
Grip 4-5-3-5-x-x · frets 3–5
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34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, b5b5String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 3, b3b3String 3, fret 5, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D F C from the bass
Grip 4-5-3-5-x-x · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, b7b7String 5, fret 8, b3b3String 4, fret 6, b5b5String 3, fret 7, 11
3rd inversion: C F A♭ D from the bass
Grip 8-8-6-7-x-x · frets 6–8

Dm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 6, b5b5String 3, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 6, b3b3
Root position: D A♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-5-6-5-6-x · frets 5–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, b3b3String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 9, b5b5
1st inversion: F C D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-10-7-9-x · frets 7–10
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, b5b5String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 10, b3b3String 2, fret 13, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D F C from the bass
Grip x-11-12-10-13-x · frets 10–13
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, b5b5String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 10, b3b3String 2, fret 13, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D F C from the bass
Grip x-11-12-10-13-x · frets 10–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, b7b7String 4, fret 3, b3b3String 3, fret 1, b5b5String 2, fret 3, 11
3rd inversion: C F A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-3-3-1-3-x · frets 1–3

Dm7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 13, b5b5String 2, fret 13, b7b7String 1, fret 13, b3b3
Root position: D A♭ C F from the bass
Grip x-x-12-13-13-13 · frets 12–13
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 3, b3b3String 3, fret 5, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 11String 1, fret 4, b5b5
1st inversion: F C D A♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-3-5-3-4 · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, b5b5String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 6, b3b3String 1, fret 8, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D F C from the bass
Grip x-x-6-7-6-8 · frets 6–8
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, b5b5String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 6, b3b3String 1, fret 8, b7b7
2nd inversion: A♭ D F C from the bass
Grip x-x-6-7-6-8 · frets 6–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 10, b7b7String 3, fret 10, b3b3String 2, fret 9, b5b5String 1, fret 10, 11
3rd inversion: C F A♭ D from the bass
Grip x-x-10-10-9-10 · frets 9–10

Scales with Dm7♭5 in them

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