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G7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

G7 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 dominant-seventh recipe: 1-5-3-b7 from the bass.

G7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteGBDF
Degree135♭7

G7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, 11String 5, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 4, 33String 2, fret 6, b7b7
Root position: G D B F from the bass
Grip 3-5-x-4-6-x · frets 3–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 33String 5, fret 8, b7b7String 3, fret 7, 55String 2, fret 8, 11
1st inversion: B F D G from the bass
Grip 7-8-x-7-8-x · frets 7–8
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 55String 5, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 10, b7b7String 2, fret 12, 33
2nd inversion: D G F B from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-10-12-x · frets 10–12
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 55String 5, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 10, b7b7String 2, fret 12, 33
2nd inversion: D G F B from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-10-12-x · frets 10–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, b7b7String 5, fret 14, 33String 3, fret 12, 11String 2, fret 15, 55
3rd inversion: F B G D from the bass
Grip 13-14-x-12-15-x · frets 12–15

G7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, 11String 4, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 12, 33String 1, fret 13, b7b7
Root position: G D B F from the bass
Grip x-10-12-x-12-13 · frets 10–13
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, 33String 4, fret 3, b7b7String 2, fret 3, 55String 1, fret 3, 11
1st inversion: B F D G from the bass
Grip x-2-3-x-3-3 · frets 2–3
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 55String 4, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 6, b7b7String 1, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: D G F B from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-6-7 · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 55String 4, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 6, b7b7String 1, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: D G F B from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-6-7 · frets 5–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, b7b7String 4, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 8, 11String 1, fret 10, 55
3rd inversion: F B G D from the bass
Grip x-8-9-x-8-10 · frets 8–10

Scales with G7 in them

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