A7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian Dominant

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

A · Db · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Db · Eb · G · B

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · B · Db · Eb

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

A · Db · G · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Db · G · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

Db · G · F# · Bb · Db

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 13th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

A · Db · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · Db · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · A · G · Eb

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · Db · Eb · A

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · G · A · Db

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · Eb · Db · G

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

A · E · Db · Eb · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

A · Db

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

A · G

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · Db · A · G

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

A · Db · Eb · G · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Eb6) doubled an octave below (A4) with chord tones in between

Stride

A · Db · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, Eb, G

Stride

E · Db · Eb · G

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, Eb, G

Cluster

Db · Eb · E

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More A chords

Amaj7

Major 7th

A6

Major 6th

A6/9

Major 6/9

Amaj9

Major 9th

Amaj13

Major 13th

Amaj7#11

Lydian

Aadd9

Add 9

A+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Am7

Minor 7th

Am6

Minor 6th

A7#11 in other keys

D7#11 E7#11 Bb7#11 Ab7#11

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