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G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 voices G♯, B, D, F♯ 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 half-diminished recipe: 1-b5-b3-b7 from the bass.

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteG♯BDF♯
Degree1♭3♭5♭7

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 4, 11String 5, fret 5, b5b5String 3, fret 4, b3b3String 2, fret 7, b7b7
Root position: G♯ D B F♯ from the bass
Grip 4-5-x-4-7-x · frets 4–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, b3b3String 5, fret 9, b7b7String 3, fret 7, b5b5String 2, fret 9, 11
1st inversion: B F♯ D G♯ from the bass
Grip 7-9-x-7-9-x · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b5b5String 5, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 11, b7b7String 2, fret 12, b3b3
2nd inversion: D G♯ F♯ B from the bass
Grip 10-11-x-11-12-x · frets 10–12
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, b5b5String 5, fret 11, 11String 3, fret 11, b7b7String 2, fret 12, b3b3
2nd inversion: D G♯ F♯ B from the bass
Grip 10-11-x-11-12-x · frets 10–12
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, b7b7String 5, fret 2, b3b3String 3, fret 1, 11String 2, fret 3, b5b5
3rd inversion: F♯ B G♯ D from the bass
Grip 2-2-x-1-3-x · frets 1–3

G♯m7♭5 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 11, 11String 4, fret 12, b5b5String 2, fret 12, b3b3String 1, fret 14, b7b7
Root position: G♯ D B F♯ from the bass
Grip x-11-12-x-12-14 · frets 11–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, b3b3String 4, fret 4, b7b7String 2, fret 3, b5b5String 1, fret 4, 11
1st inversion: B F♯ D G♯ from the bass
Grip x-2-4-x-3-4 · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b5b5String 4, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 7, b7b7String 1, fret 7, b3b3
2nd inversion: D G♯ F♯ B from the bass
Grip x-5-6-x-7-7 · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, b5b5String 4, fret 6, 11String 2, fret 7, b7b7String 1, fret 7, b3b3
2nd inversion: D G♯ F♯ B from the bass
Grip x-5-6-x-7-7 · frets 5–7
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, b7b7String 4, fret 9, b3b3String 2, fret 9, 11String 1, fret 10, b5b5
3rd inversion: F♯ B G♯ D from the bass
Grip x-9-9-x-9-10 · frets 9–10

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