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Em7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar

Em7♭5 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 half-diminished recipe: b5-1-b3-b7 from the bass.

Em7♭5 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteEGB♭D
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

Em7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3

1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 11String 5, fret 13, b5b5String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 12, b3b3
Root position: E B♭ D G from the bass
Grip 12-13-12-12-x-x · frets 12–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, b3b3String 5, fret 5, b7b7String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 3, b5b5
1st inversion: G D E B♭ from the bass
Grip 3-5-2-3-x-x · frets 2–5
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b5b5String 5, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 5, b3b3String 3, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass
Grip 6-7-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, b5b5String 5, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 5, b3b3String 3, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass
Grip 6-7-5-7-x-x · frets 5–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b7b7String 5, fret 10, b3b3String 4, fret 8, b5b5String 3, fret 9, 11
3rd inversion: D G B♭ E from the bass
Grip 10-10-8-9-x-x · frets 8–10

Em7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2

7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 11String 4, fret 8, b5b5String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 8, b3b3
Root position: E B♭ D G from the bass
Grip x-7-8-7-8-x · frets 7–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, b3b3String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 11, b5b5
1st inversion: G D E B♭ from the bass
Grip x-10-12-9-11-x · frets 9–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b5b5String 4, fret 14, 11String 3, fret 12, b3b3String 2, fret 15, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass
Grip x-13-14-12-15-x · frets 12–15
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 13, b5b5String 4, fret 14, 11String 3, fret 12, b3b3String 2, fret 15, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass
Grip x-13-14-12-15-x · frets 12–15
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b7b7String 4, fret 5, b3b3String 3, fret 3, b5b5String 2, fret 5, 11
3rd inversion: D G B♭ E from the bass
Grip x-5-5-3-5-x · frets 3–5

Em7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, 11String 3, fret 3, b5b5String 2, fret 3, b7b7String 1, fret 3, b3b3
Root position: E B♭ D G from the bass
Grip x-x-2-3-3-3 · frets 2–3
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 5, b3b3String 3, fret 7, b7b7String 2, fret 5, 11String 1, fret 6, b5b5
1st inversion: G D E B♭ from the bass
Grip x-x-5-7-5-6 · frets 5–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, b5b5String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 8, b3b3String 1, fret 10, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass
Grip x-x-8-9-8-10 · frets 8–10
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89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 8, b5b5String 3, fret 9, 11String 2, fret 8, b3b3String 1, fret 10, b7b7
2nd inversion: B♭ E G D from the bass
Grip x-x-8-9-8-10 · frets 8–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, b7b7String 3, fret 12, b3b3String 2, fret 11, b5b5String 1, fret 12, 11
3rd inversion: D G B♭ E from the bass
Grip x-x-12-12-11-12 · frets 11–12

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