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F♯m7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar

F♯m7♭5 drop 2 voices F♯, A, C, E 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.

F♯m7♭5 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteF♯ACE
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

F♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, 11String 5, fret 3, b5b5String 4, fret 2, b7b7String 3, fret 2, b3b3
Root position: F♯ C E A from the bass
Grip 2-3-2-2-x-x · frets 2–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, b3b3String 5, fret 7, b7b7String 4, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 5, b5b5
1st inversion: A E F♯ C from the bass
Grip 5-7-4-5-x-x · frets 4–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, b5b5String 5, fret 9, 11String 4, fret 7, b3b3String 3, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: C F♯ A E from the bass
Grip 8-9-7-9-x-x · frets 7–9
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7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, b5b5String 5, fret 9, 11String 4, fret 7, b3b3String 3, fret 9, b7b7
2nd inversion: C F♯ A E from the bass
Grip 8-9-7-9-x-x · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, b7b7String 5, fret 12, b3b3String 4, fret 10, b5b5String 3, fret 11, 11
3rd inversion: E A C F♯ from the bass
Grip 12-12-10-11-x-x · frets 10–12

F♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 11String 4, fret 10, b5b5String 3, fret 9, b7b7String 2, fret 10, b3b3
Root position: F♯ C E A from the bass
Grip x-9-10-9-10-x · frets 9–10
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, b3b3String 4, fret 14, b7b7String 3, fret 11, 11String 2, fret 13, b5b5
1st inversion: A E F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-12-14-11-13-x · frets 11–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, b5b5String 4, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 2, b3b3String 2, fret 5, b7b7
2nd inversion: C F♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-3-4-2-5-x · frets 2–5
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23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, b5b5String 4, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 2, b3b3String 2, fret 5, b7b7
2nd inversion: C F♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-3-4-2-5-x · frets 2–5
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, b7b7String 4, fret 7, b3b3String 3, fret 5, b5b5String 2, fret 7, 11
3rd inversion: E A C F♯ from the bass
Grip x-7-7-5-7-x · frets 5–7

F♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 4, 11String 3, fret 5, b5b5String 2, fret 5, b7b7String 1, fret 5, b3b3
Root position: F♯ C E A from the bass
Grip x-x-4-5-5-5 · frets 4–5
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 7, b3b3String 3, fret 9, b7b7String 2, fret 7, 11String 1, fret 8, b5b5
1st inversion: A E F♯ C from the bass
Grip x-x-7-9-7-8 · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 10, b5b5String 3, fret 11, 11String 2, fret 10, b3b3String 1, fret 12, b7b7
2nd inversion: C F♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-x-10-11-10-12 · frets 10–12
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 10, b5b5String 3, fret 11, 11String 2, fret 10, b3b3String 1, fret 12, b7b7
2nd inversion: C F♯ A E from the bass
Grip x-x-10-11-10-12 · frets 10–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 2, b7b7String 3, fret 2, b3b3String 2, fret 1, b5b5String 1, fret 2, 11
3rd inversion: E A C F♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-2-2-1-2 · frets 1–2

Scales with F♯m7♭5 in them

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