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Title: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: mail on February 02, 2013, 04:30:57 PM: I was wondering if anyone knows how to use or form drop 2 chord voicing if so I need help and how to apply it
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: T-Block on February 04, 2013, 12:17:14 PM: Never heard of this before. Where did you hear about these types of chords?
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Post by: berbie on February 04, 2013, 12:44:01 PM: Guitar players and bass players sometimes use drop D tuning. (not needed on a 5 string bass)
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: T-Block on February 04, 2013, 01:12:26 PM: Ahhh, so this is a guitar technique. I did a search and the concept of the drop 2 chord isn't that hard. It's just taking the next to last note of the chord and dropping it to the bottom. If you look at the chord on sheet music, it would be the second note from the top, hence the name "drop 2". Example:

CM7 = C-E-G-B

To make this chord a drop 2 voicing, take the G and move it to the bottom

CM7 drop 2 voicing: G-C-E-B

Fairly simple concept, not sure how useful it will be for keyboardists tho. Will have to play around with this some more.
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: berbie on February 04, 2013, 01:21:06 PM: People using drop D tuning on a guitar can easily play power chords on the two strings nearest your chin. I don't know how that translates to a keyboard, but maybe it can. On the open strings on the guitar, you would be playing a D and an A together(strumming the two strings). You can go up the fret board like that. A D and an A on the keyboard is an interval of a 5th(a D chord minus the 3rd). They might not be used in the same way, though.
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: mail on February 04, 2013, 09:00:34 PM: I did my research as well on its mostly for guitarist but it don't seem like its that useful for keyboardist
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Post by: funkStrat_97 on February 04, 2013, 09:25:43 PM: This is my first time hearing of this drop 2 voicing. I'll have to experiment with it to see if it may be of any use.
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: T-Block on February 05, 2013, 11:25:11 AM: Quote from: mail on February 04, 2013, 09:00:34 PM
I did my research as well on its mostly for guitarist but it don't seem like its that useful for keyboardist

It's basically just adding another chord voicing to your playing. If you like the voicing, then you can use it anytime.

As far as realizing it to be a "drop 2" chord, it's only usefulness is if you're reading sheet music.
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: csedwards2 on February 21, 2013, 04:37:41 PM: Drop 2 Piano Voicings // Seventh Chords and Inversions // Piano Tutorial Lesson (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBPBpbCFep4#)
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: dereknae on February 21, 2013, 06:01:08 PM: This was used a lot in old jazz..Very common back then.
Title: Re: Drop 2 Voicing
Post by: T-Block on February 23, 2013, 11:11:11 AM: WOW, I actually use the dim7 drop 2 voicing and had no idea it was called that. How about that, you learn something new every day.