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E♭7 drop 2 voicings on guitar

E♭7 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.

E♭7 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteE♭GB♭D♭
Degree135♭7

E♭7 drop 2 on strings 6–3

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 11, 11String 5, fret 13, 55String 4, fret 11, b7b7String 3, fret 12, 33
Root position: E♭ B♭ D♭ G from the bass
Grip 11-13-11-12-x-x · frets 11–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, 33String 5, fret 4, b7b7String 4, fret 1, 11String 3, fret 3, 55
1st inversion: G D♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip 3-4-1-3-x-x · frets 1–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 55String 5, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 6, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G D♭ from the bass
Grip 6-6-5-6-x-x · frets 5–6
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 55String 5, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 6, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G D♭ from the bass
Grip 6-6-5-6-x-x · frets 5–6
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, b7b7String 5, fret 10, 33String 4, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 8, 11
3rd inversion: D♭ G B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip 9-10-8-8-x-x · frets 8–10

E♭7 drop 2 on strings 5–2

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 6, 11String 4, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 6, b7b7String 2, fret 8, 33
Root position: E♭ B♭ D♭ G from the bass
Grip x-6-8-6-8-x · frets 6–8
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, 33String 4, fret 11, b7b7String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 11, 55
1st inversion: G D♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-11-8-11-x · frets 8–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, 55String 4, fret 13, 11String 3, fret 12, 33String 2, fret 14, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G D♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-13-12-14-x · frets 12–14
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, 55String 4, fret 13, 11String 3, fret 12, 33String 2, fret 14, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G D♭ from the bass
Grip x-13-13-12-14-x · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, b7b7String 4, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 3, 55String 2, fret 4, 11
3rd inversion: D♭ G B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-5-3-4-x · frets 3–5

E♭7 drop 2 on strings 4–1

12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 1, 11String 3, fret 3, 55String 2, fret 2, b7b7String 1, fret 3, 33
Root position: E♭ B♭ D♭ G from the bass
Grip x-x-1-3-2-3 · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 5, 33String 3, fret 6, b7b7String 2, fret 4, 11String 1, fret 6, 55
1st inversion: G D♭ E♭ B♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-5-6-4-6 · frets 4–6
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 8, 33String 1, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G D♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-8-8-8-9 · frets 8–9
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89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, 55String 3, fret 8, 11String 2, fret 8, 33String 1, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E♭ G D♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-8-8-8-9 · frets 8–9
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 11, b7b7String 3, fret 12, 33String 2, fret 11, 55String 1, fret 11, 11
3rd inversion: D♭ G B♭ E♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-11-12-11-11 · frets 11–12

Scales with E♭7 in them

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