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Dmaj7 drop 3 voicings on guitar

Dmaj7 drop 3 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; 1 of them need a stretch wider than 4 frets. Drop-3 maj7 recipe: the third is dropped an octave, giving 3-1-5-7 from the bass.

Dmaj7 drop 3: chord tones and degrees
NoteDF♯AC♯
Degree1357

Dmaj7 drop 3 on strings 6–2

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 11String 4, fret 11, 77String 3, fret 11, 33String 2, fret 10, 55
Root position: D C♯ F♯ A from the bass
Grip 10-x-11-11-10-x · frets 10–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 14, 33String 4, fret 12, 11String 3, fret 14, 55String 2, fret 14, 77
1st inversion: F♯ D A C♯ from the bass
Grip 14-x-12-14-14-x · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 4, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 6, 77String 2, fret 3, 11
2nd inversion: A F♯ C♯ D from the bass
Grip 5-x-4-6-3-x · frets 3–6
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34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 55String 4, fret 4, 33String 3, fret 6, 77String 2, fret 3, 11
2nd inversion: A F♯ C♯ D from the bass
Grip 5-x-4-6-3-x · frets 3–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 77String 4, fret 7, 55String 3, fret 7, 11String 2, fret 7, 33
3rd inversion: C♯ A D F♯ from the bass
Grip 9-x-7-7-7-x · frets 7–9

Dmaj7 drop 3 on strings 5–1

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

Scales with Dmaj7 in them

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