Drop 2 Chords Lesson

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- Marcus Siepen22nd October 2008
  great lesson, those chords sound really interesting.
- Muris Varajic22nd October 2008
  Fine way to explain 7th chord inversions,
  good job Joe.
- Piotr Kaczor22nd October 2008
  Well done Joe. Very useful!
- Bogdan Radovic22nd October 2008
  Good job on the lesson Joe!!
- Joe Kataldo22nd October 2008
  Thanks Guys
- Emir Hot22nd October 2008
  This is very useful lesson. Nice shapes
- Jerry Arcidiacono22nd October 2008
  Always good to see these chords in action
- Gerardo Siere22nd October 2008
  Very useful and well explained lesson.
- Alex8722nd October 2008
  Good lesson Joe. I was waiting to see if you did a lesson with drop 2, since it's been some time since your drop 3 lesson
- Nazgul22nd October 2008
  This helps my understanding of chords a lot. Thanks Joe!
- Joe Kataldo22nd October 2008
  Your Welcome Guys, soon drop 2 on the highest set of strings with funk application and drop 2/3
- Ivan Milenkovic22nd October 2008
  good chord exercise man, good job
- Hisham Al-Sanea22nd October 2008
  nice and helpful exercise Joe.
- Pedja Simovic22nd October 2008
  Nice one Joe

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- Tags: 7, Chords, Drop2, Inversions
Drop 2 voicings are especially popular among guitarists, because the relatively wide spacing between notes in these voicings usually fits the layout of the guitar better than a simple close position chord or a four note 3/7 voicing.

Drop 2 Chords
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The Exercise presents 4 main drop 2 chords with inversions: C major 7 C7 Cm7 Cm7/b5.

Theory Focus
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When a chord is played with all notes as close together as possible, this is referred to as close position. Voicings with wider spaces are considered to be in open position. Drop voicings are formed by taking a close position voicing and dropping one of the notes down an octave. A drop 2 voicing is formed by dropping the second to the top note. Thus, for instance, a C7 chord in root position may be turned into a drop 2 voicing by dropping the G an octave. Drop voicings are normally formed from ordinary seventh chords or sixth chords, and they do not generally contain any extensions or alterations.

Techniques Focus
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Played fingerstyle or with picks this are everyday guitarist chord shapes, avoid unnecessary pressure to the fretboard and movements.

Pro Tips
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Video Part one shows how to practice chords and memorize them, moving just one note, to create a different chord. Relates things we already know with new material, help our brain to learn fast. Do it with inversions too.

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