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Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4 voicings on guitar

Gmaj7 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.

Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4: chord tones and degrees
NoteGBDF♯
Degree1357

Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 6–2

34567E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 3, 11String 5, fret 5, 55String 3, fret 4, 33String 2, fret 7, 77
Root position: G D B F♯ from the bass
Grip 3-5-x-4-7-x · frets 3–7
7891011E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 7, 33String 5, fret 9, 77String 3, fret 7, 55String 2, fret 8, 11
1st inversion: B F♯ D G from the bass
Grip 7-9-x-7-8-x · frets 7–9
1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 55String 5, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 11, 77String 2, fret 12, 33
2nd inversion: D G F♯ B from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-11-12-x · frets 10–12
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1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 10, 55String 5, fret 10, 11String 3, fret 11, 77String 2, fret 12, 33
2nd inversion: D G F♯ B from the bass
Grip 10-10-x-11-12-x · frets 10–12
1213141516E4B3G3D3A2E2String 6, fret 14, 77String 5, fret 14, 33String 3, fret 12, 11String 2, fret 15, 55
3rd inversion: F♯ B G D from the bass
Grip 14-14-x-12-15-x · frets 12–15

Gmaj7 drop 2 and 4 on strings 5–1

1011121314E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 10, 11String 4, fret 12, 55String 2, fret 12, 33String 1, fret 14, 77
Root position: G D B F♯ from the bass
Grip x-10-12-x-12-14 · frets 10–14
23456E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 2, 33String 4, fret 4, 77String 2, fret 3, 55String 1, fret 3, 11
1st inversion: B F♯ D G from the bass
Grip x-2-4-x-3-3 · frets 2–4
56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 55String 4, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 7, 77String 1, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: D G F♯ B from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-7-7 · frets 5–7
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56789E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 5, 55String 4, fret 5, 11String 2, fret 7, 77String 1, fret 7, 33
2nd inversion: D G F♯ B from the bass
Grip x-5-5-x-7-7 · frets 5–7
89101112E4B3G3D3A2E2String 5, fret 9, 77String 4, fret 9, 33String 2, fret 8, 11String 1, fret 10, 55
3rd inversion: F♯ B G D from the bass
Grip x-9-9-x-8-10 · frets 8–10

Scales with Gmaj7 in them

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