Arranging for Solo Guitar: Drop 2 Voicings on The Middle Four Strings | Berklee Online

Download Your Free Guitar Handbook Now: https://berkonl.in/3Y1DOaH Enroll in a Guitar Course Now with Berklee Online: https://berkonl.in/2QUmwt4 In this video, Berklee Online guitar instructor John Baboian teaches you about Drop 2 chord voicings on the middle four strings of the guitar. Drop 2 voicing means taking a closed-position chord and dropping the second-highest note down an octave in order to create an open-position chord. In this video you’ll learn how to play multiple types of four-note, drop 2 chords, such as major 7, dominant 7, minor 7, and minor 7b5. He teaches all inversions of these chords, and provides helpful tips for remembering and transposing them. About John Baboian: Guitarist, composer, and educator John Baboian has been on the faculty at Berklee College of Music in Boston since 1980. Although best known for his work in the jazz and swing idioms, he has performed in the classical, blues, rock, R&B, Latin, and world music genres, and he has been a featured performer on more than 20 recordings in a variety of musical styles, including performances with the Boston Big Band, the World Leaders, the Black Sea Salsa band, and more. His compositions and arrangements have been heard on television shows Walker, Texas Ranger, UPN’s Seven Days, ABC’s All My Children, HBO’s The Sopranos, and others. About Berklee Online: Berklee Online is the continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, delivering online access to Berklee's acclaimed curriculum from anywhere in the world, offering online courses, certificate programs, and degree programs. Contact an Academic Advisor today: 1-866-BERKLEE (US) 1-617-747-2146 (international callers) [email protected]   / berkleeonline     / berkleeonline     / berkleeonline   Guitar | Guitar Lessons | Techniques | Skills | Chords | Drop 2 Chords | The Sopranos | Chord Voicings | John Baboian | Intermediate Guitar | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music