Today, I have a special lesson for you on Chord Voicings — particularly, how you can utilize Drop Voicings to expand your chordal vocabulary on guitar. Make sure to watch the full lesson video (above) for in-depth explanations of how each voicing works. I hope you enjoy this lesson, and feel free to leave a comment if you have any thoughts!
Close Position Voicings:
Here are the basic Close Position voicings for C Major, in all 4 inversions:
Example 1: Drop 2 Voicings
Here are the inversions for our C Major 7 Drop 2 voicings:
Example 2: Drop 3 Voicings
Here are the inversions for our C Major 7 Drop 3 voicings:
Example 3: Drop 2 & 4 Voicings
Here are the inversions for our C Major 7 Drop 2 & 4 voicings:
Example 4: Drop 2 & 3 Voicings
Here are the inversions for our C Major 7 Drop 2 & 3 voicings:
Final Example
Here is a final improvised example, particularly featuring Drop 2 voicings in Bar 1, and Drop 3 voicings in Bar 6:
