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Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voices F, A, C, E with one note per string: 8 shapes, 4 inversions on 2 string sets. Each is the lowest grip without open strings, all within 5 frets. Drop-2-and-4 maj7 recipe: the fifth and root are dropped, giving 1-5-3-7.

Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
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Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 1, 11String 5, fret 3, 55String 3, fret 2, 33String 2, fret 5, 77
Root position: F C A E from the bass
Grip 1-3-x-2-5-x · frets 1–5
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 5, 33String 5, fret 7, 77String 3, fret 5, 55String 2, fret 6, 11
1st inversion: A E C F from the bass
Grip 5-7-x-5-6-x · frets 5–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 55String 5, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 9, 77String 2, fret 10, 33
2nd inversion: C F E A from the bass
Grip 8-8-x-9-10-x · frets 8–10
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89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 8, 55String 5, fret 8, 11String 3, fret 9, 77String 2, fret 10, 33
2nd inversion: C F E A from the bass
Grip 8-8-x-9-10-x · frets 8–10
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 12, 77String 5, fret 12, 33String 3, fret 10, 11String 2, fret 13, 55
3rd inversion: E A F C from the bass
Grip 12-12-x-10-13-x · frets 10–13

Fmaj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 11String 4, fret 10, 55String 2, fret 10, 33String 1, fret 12, 77
Root position: F C A E from the bass
Grip x-8-10-x-10-12 · frets 8–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 12, 33String 4, fret 14, 77String 2, fret 13, 55String 1, fret 13, 11
1st inversion: A E C F from the bass
Grip x-12-14-x-13-13 · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 55String 4, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 5, 77String 1, fret 5, 33
2nd inversion: C F E A from the bass
Grip x-3-3-x-5-5 · frets 3–5
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34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 3, 55String 4, fret 3, 11String 2, fret 5, 77String 1, fret 5, 33
2nd inversion: C F E A from the bass
Grip x-3-3-x-5-5 · frets 3–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 7, 77String 4, fret 7, 33String 2, fret 6, 11String 1, fret 8, 55
3rd inversion: E A F C from the bass
Grip x-7-7-x-6-8 · frets 6–8

Scales with Fmaj7 in them

Scales on this site that contain this chord, and the degree it is built on.

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