Chapter 1. Drop 2 Type Voicings By dropping the second note from the top of a four-way close voicing down an octave, a larger sounding voicing — (referred to as “drop 2") is produced. These drop 2 voicings in turn produce a chord physically more accessible on the guitar than some of te original four-way close voicings, This book will explore all four inversions of the drop 2 type voicings and their placement on the middle four strings of the guitar (2, 3, 4, Cmaj7=C EG B R357 Four-way close Drop2 — Drop 2 type voicings arranged by inversions: mined wae sae sou ‘The following maj7th chord forms are producei! by the above voicings on the middle four strings of the guitar (strings vertical/frets horizontal) R Inv Ist inv 2nd Inv. 3rd Inv & strings 5 Drop 2 e @- “The above forms can be transposed or moved to different keys, We now have four inversions of a Cmaj7 chord on the middle four strings of the guitar.