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G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

G♭maj7 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 maj7 recipe: the fifth and root are dropped, giving 1-5-3-7.

G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteG♭B♭D♭F
Degree1357

G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 2, 11String 5, fret 4, 55String 3, fret 3, 33String 2, fret 6, 77
Root position: G♭ D♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip 2-4-x-3-6-x · frets 2–6
678910E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 6, 33String 5, fret 8, 77String 3, fret 6, 55String 2, fret 7, 11
1st inversion: B♭ F D♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip 6-8-x-6-7-x · frets 6–8
910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 55String 5, fret 9, 11String 3, fret 10, 77String 2, fret 11, 33
2nd inversion: D♭ G♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-10-11-x · frets 9–11
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910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 9, 55String 5, fret 9, 11String 3, fret 10, 77String 2, fret 11, 33
2nd inversion: D♭ G♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip 9-9-x-10-11-x · frets 9–11
1112131415E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 13, 77String 5, fret 13, 33String 3, fret 11, 11String 2, fret 14, 55
3rd inversion: F B♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip 13-13-x-11-14-x · frets 11–14

G♭maj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

910111213E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 11String 4, fret 11, 55String 2, fret 11, 33String 1, fret 13, 77
Root position: G♭ D♭ B♭ F from the bass
Grip x-9-11-x-11-13 · frets 9–13
12345E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 1, 33String 4, fret 3, 77String 2, fret 2, 55String 1, fret 2, 11
1st inversion: B♭ F D♭ G♭ from the bass
Grip x-1-3-x-2-2 · frets 1–3
45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 55String 4, fret 4, 11String 2, fret 6, 77String 1, fret 6, 33
2nd inversion: D♭ G♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-6-6 · frets 4–6
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45678E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 4, 55String 4, fret 4, 11String 2, fret 6, 77String 1, fret 6, 33
2nd inversion: D♭ G♭ F B♭ from the bass
Grip x-4-4-x-6-6 · frets 4–6
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 8, 77String 4, fret 8, 33String 2, fret 7, 11String 1, fret 9, 55
3rd inversion: F B♭ G♭ D♭ from the bass
Grip x-8-8-x-7-9 · frets 7–9

Scales with G♭maj7 in them

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