A7#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 9 (Hendrix Chord)

19 voicings · dominant

Shell

A · Db · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Db · E · G · C

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · C · Db · E

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

A · Db · G · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9

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 · C · Db · G

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · C · Db · G

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · A · G · C

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · Db · C · A

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · G · A · Db

Sharp 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · C · Db · G

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

A · E · C · Db · G

Root · Perf 5th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · 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 · G · Db · C

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

A · C · Db · G · C

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (C6) doubled an octave below (A4) with chord tones in between

Stride

A · C · Db · G

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Db, G

Stride

E · C · Db · G

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Db, G

Cluster

C · Db · Eb

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

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#9 in other keys

D7#9 E7#9 Bb7#9 Ab7#9

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