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E7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

E7 drop 2 voices E, G♯, B, D 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.

E7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteEG♯BD
Degree135♭7

E7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 11String 5, fret 14, 55String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 13, 33
Root position: E B D G♯ from the bass
Grip 12-14-12-13-x-x · frets 12–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 33String 5, fret 5, b7b7String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 4, 55
1st inversion: G♯ D E B from the bass
Grip 4-5-2-4-x-x · frets 2–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 55String 5, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: B E G♯ D from the bass
Grip 7-7-6-7-x-x · frets 6–7
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678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 55String 5, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: B E G♯ D from the bass
Grip 7-7-6-7-x-x · frets 6–7
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b7b7String 5, fret 11, 33String 4, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 9, 11
3rd inversion: D G♯ B E from the bass
Grip 10-11-9-9-x-x · frets 9–11

E7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 9, 33
Root position: E B D G♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-9-7-9-x · frets 7–9
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 33String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 12, 55
1st inversion: G♯ D E B from the bass
Grip x-11-12-9-12-x · frets 9–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, 55String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 1, 33String 2, fret 3, b7b7
2nd inversion: B E G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-2-2-1-3-x · frets 1–3
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12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, 55String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 1, 33String 2, fret 3, b7b7
2nd inversion: B E G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-2-2-1-3-x · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b7b7String 4, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 4, 55String 2, fret 5, 11
3rd inversion: D G♯ B E from the bass
Grip x-5-6-4-5-x · frets 4–6

E7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 4, 55String 2, fret 3, b7b7String 1, fret 4, 33
Root position: E B D G♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-2-4-3-4 · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 33String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 5, 11String 1, fret 7, 55
1st inversion: G♯ D E B from the bass
Grip x-x-6-7-5-7 · frets 5–7
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 9, 33String 1, fret 10, b7b7
2nd inversion: B E G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-x-9-9-9-10 · frets 9–10
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910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 9, 55String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 9, 33String 1, fret 10, b7b7
2nd inversion: B E G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-x-9-9-9-10 · frets 9–10
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 13, 33String 2, fret 12, 55String 1, fret 12, 11
3rd inversion: D G♯ B E from the bass
Grip x-x-12-13-12-12 · frets 12–13

Scales with E7 in them

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