A7#5#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 5 Sharp 9

30 voicings · dominant

Shell

A · Db · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Db · F · G · C

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · C · Db · F

Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

A · Db · F · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · A · Db · G

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · F · A

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · F · G · Db

Root · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · A · F

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Db · G · C · E · G

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · Db · F · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · Db · F · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · A · F · G

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F · Db · G · A

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · F · A · Db

Min 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · G · Db · F

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · Db · F · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · F · G · A

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · G · A · Db

Aug 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · A · Db · F

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

A · E · Db · F · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · 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

A · F · Db · G

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Db · G · F · A

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F · A · G · Db

Aug 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · Db · A · F

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

G · A · Db · F · G

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (G5) doubled an octave below (G4) with chord tones in between

Stride

A · Db · F · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · 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, F, G

Stride

E · Db · F · G

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · 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, F, G

Cluster

C · Db · F

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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