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G♯m7♭5 drop 2 voicings on guitar

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 voices G♯, B, D, F♯ 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.

G♯m7♭5 drop 2: chord tones and degrees
NoteG♯BDF♯
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 6–3

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 11String 5, fret 5, b5b5String 4, fret 4, b7b7String 3, fret 4, b3b3
Root position: G♯ D F♯ B from the bass
Grip 4-5-4-4-x-x · frets 4–5
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, b3b3String 5, fret 9, b7b7String 4, fret 6, 11String 3, fret 7, b5b5
1st inversion: B F♯ G♯ D from the bass
Grip 7-9-6-7-x-x · frets 6–9
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b5b5String 5, fret 11, 11String 4, fret 9, b3b3String 3, fret 11, b7b7
2nd inversion: D G♯ B F♯ from the bass
Grip 10-11-9-11-x-x · frets 9–11
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910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b5b5String 5, fret 11, 11String 4, fret 9, b3b3String 3, fret 11, b7b7
2nd inversion: D G♯ B F♯ from the bass
Grip 10-11-9-11-x-x · frets 9–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 14, b7b7String 5, fret 14, b3b3String 4, fret 12, b5b5String 3, fret 13, 11
3rd inversion: F♯ B D G♯ from the bass
Grip 14-14-12-13-x-x · frets 12–14

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 5–2

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 11String 4, fret 12, b5b5String 3, fret 11, b7b7String 2, fret 12, b3b3
Root position: G♯ D F♯ B from the bass
Grip x-11-12-11-12-x · frets 11–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, b3b3String 4, fret 4, b7b7String 3, fret 1, 11String 2, fret 3, b5b5
1st inversion: B F♯ G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-2-4-1-3-x · frets 1–4
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b5b5String 4, fret 6, 11String 3, fret 4, b3b3String 2, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: D G♯ B F♯ from the bass
Grip x-5-6-4-7-x · frets 4–7
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b5b5String 4, fret 6, 11String 3, fret 4, b3b3String 2, fret 7, b7b7
2nd inversion: D G♯ B F♯ from the bass
Grip x-5-6-4-7-x · frets 4–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, b7b7String 4, fret 9, b3b3String 3, fret 7, b5b5String 2, fret 9, 11
3rd inversion: F♯ B D G♯ from the bass
Grip x-9-9-7-9-x · frets 7–9

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 on strings 4–1

678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 6, 11String 3, fret 7, b5b5String 2, fret 7, b7b7String 1, fret 7, b3b3
Root position: G♯ D F♯ B from the bass
Grip x-x-6-7-7-7 · frets 6–7
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 9, b3b3String 3, fret 11, b7b7String 2, fret 9, 11String 1, fret 10, b5b5
1st inversion: B F♯ G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-x-9-11-9-10 · frets 9–11
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, b5b5String 3, fret 13, 11String 2, fret 12, b3b3String 1, fret 14, b7b7
2nd inversion: D G♯ B F♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-12-13-12-14 · frets 12–14
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1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 12, b5b5String 3, fret 13, 11String 2, fret 12, b3b3String 1, fret 14, b7b7
2nd inversion: D G♯ B F♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-12-13-12-14 · frets 12–14
34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 4, fret 4, b7b7String 3, fret 4, b3b3String 2, fret 3, b5b5String 1, fret 4, 11
3rd inversion: F♯ B D G♯ from the bass
Grip x-x-4-4-3-4 · frets 3–4

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