14 drop 2 voicings of F#m7b5 — F#, A, C and E, on 3 string sets, in 4 inversions.
What a drop 2 is. A close-position chord with the second voice from the top lowered an octave. Sits on four adjacent strings.
| Shape | String set | Inversion | Position | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xx2212 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 3rd inversion — E in the bass, the 7th | open position | easy |
| 2322xx | strings 6–5–4–3 | Root position — F# in the bass, the root | around fret 2 | easy |
| xx4555 | strings 4–3–2–1 | Root position — F# in the bass, the root | around fret 4 | easy |
| x7757x | strings 5–4–3–2 | 3rd inversion — E in the bass, the 7th | around fret 5 | easy |
| 8979xx | strings 6–5–4–3 | 2nd inversion — C in the bass, the 5th | around fret 7 | easy |
| xx7978 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 1st inversion — A in the bass, the 3rd | around fret 7 | easy |
| x-9-10-9-10-x | strings 5–4–3–2 | Root position — F# in the bass, the root | around fret 9 | easy |
| x-x-10-11-10-12 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 2nd inversion — C in the bass, the 5th | around fret 10 | easy |
| 12-12-10-11-x-x | strings 6–5–4–3 | 3rd inversion — E in the bass, the 7th | around fret 10 | easy |
| x-x-14-14-13-14 | strings 4–3–2–1 | 3rd inversion — E in the bass, the 7th | around fret 13 | easy |
| 14-15-14-14-x-x | strings 6–5–4–3 | Root position — F# in the bass, the root | around fret 14 | easy |
| x3425x | strings 5–4–3–2 | 2nd inversion — C in the bass, the 5th | around fret 2 | moderate |
| 5745xx | strings 6–5–4–3 | 1st inversion — A in the bass, the 3rd | around fret 4 | moderate |
| x-12-14-11-13-x | strings 5–4–3–2 | 1st inversion — A in the bass, the 3rd | around fret 11 | moderate |
Shapes are written lowest string first, so x is a string you do not play. To hear these, play them, or see them against the chord’s other shapes, open the F#m7b5 chord page.
Shows each chord the way this style would voice it, and marks which of its alternatives belong to the idiom.