Drop 2 Voicing Reference
▶ Click any diagram to hear it played.
Low E string on the left, high e on the right. Each column climbs the neck, position by position; the open-position voicing is fixed to this key. Some voicings are extremely difficult or impossible — attempt at your own risk.
What each note in Cdim7 becomes when you slide the bass underneath it, chromatically through all twelve — plus the normal chord symbol, wherever the resulting stack has one. Click any chord symbol to hear it played over that bass note, or click a bass note itself to drone it while you try voicings above.
| Bass | Tensions | Also known as |
|---|---|---|
| C | b3 (or #9) #11 (or b5) 13 (or 6) | ▶ Cdim7Try it in: Locrian ♮6 · Dorian ♯4 · Lydian ♯2 |
| Db | 7 9 11 (or 4) #5 (or b13) | ▶ Db(9, 11, #5, 7)Try it in: Harmonic Minor · Ionian ♯5 · Harmonic Major |
| D | b7 b9 3 5 | ▶ D7b9Try it in: Phrygian Dominant · Diminished (Half-Whole) |
| Eb | 13 (or 6) b3 (or #9) #11 (or b5) | ▶ Ebdim7Try it in: Locrian ♮6 · Dorian ♯4 · Lydian ♯2 |
| E | #5 (or b13) 7 9 11 (or 4) | ▶ E(9, 11, #5, 7)Try it in: Harmonic Minor · Ionian ♯5 · Harmonic Major |
| F | 5 b7 b9 3 | ▶ F7b9Try it in: Phrygian Dominant · Diminished (Half-Whole) |
| Gb | #11 (or b5) 13 (or 6) b3 (or #9) | ▶ Gbdim7Try it in: Locrian ♮6 · Dorian ♯4 · Lydian ♯2 |
| G | 11 (or 4) #5 (or b13) 7 9 | ▶ G(9, 11, #5, 7)Try it in: Harmonic Minor · Ionian ♯5 · Harmonic Major |
| Ab | 3 5 b7 b9 | ▶ Ab7b9Try it in: Phrygian Dominant · Diminished (Half-Whole) |
| A | b3 (or #9) #11 (or b5) 13 (or 6) | ▶ Adim7Try it in: Locrian ♮6 · Dorian ♯4 · Lydian ♯2 |
| Bb | 9 11 (or 4) #5 (or b13) 7 | ▶ Bb(9, 11, #5, 7)Try it in: Harmonic Minor · Ionian ♯5 · Harmonic Major |
| B | b9 3 5 b7 | ▶ B7b9Try it in: Phrygian Dominant · Diminished (Half-Whole) |