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Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

Dmaj7 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.

Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteDF♯AC♯
Degree1357

Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 11String 5, fret 12, 55String 3, fret 11, 33String 2, fret 14, 77
Root position: D A F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip 10-12-x-11-14-x · frets 10–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, 33String 5, fret 4, 77String 3, fret 2, 55String 2, fret 3, 11
1st inversion: F♯ C♯ A D from the bass
Grip 2-4-x-2-3-x · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 5, fret 5, 11String 3, fret 6, 77String 2, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: A D C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-5-x-6-7-x · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 5, fret 5, 11String 3, fret 6, 77String 2, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: A D C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip 5-5-x-6-7-x · frets 5–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 77String 5, fret 9, 33String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 10, 55
3rd inversion: C♯ F♯ D A from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-7-10-x · frets 7–10

Dmaj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 11String 4, fret 7, 55String 2, fret 7, 33String 1, fret 9, 77
Root position: D A F♯ C♯ from the bass
Grip x-5-7-x-7-9 · frets 5–9
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 33String 4, fret 11, 77String 2, fret 10, 55String 1, fret 10, 11
1st inversion: F♯ C♯ A D from the bass
Grip x-9-11-x-10-10 · frets 9–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 12, 11String 2, fret 14, 77String 1, fret 14, 33
2nd inversion: A D C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-12-x-14-14 · frets 12–14
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 55String 4, fret 12, 11String 2, fret 14, 77String 1, fret 14, 33
2nd inversion: A D C♯ F♯ from the bass
Grip x-12-12-x-14-14 · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 77String 4, fret 4, 33String 2, fret 3, 11String 1, fret 5, 55
3rd inversion: C♯ F♯ D A from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-3-5 · frets 3–5

Scales with Dmaj7 in them

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