A9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant 9th

24 voicings · dominant

Shell

A · Db · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Db · E · G · B

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · B · Db · E

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

A · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Db · G · Bb · D · F

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · Flat 13

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

Upper Structure

Db · G · D · F# · A

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 11th · 13th · Root

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 · A · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Sharp 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 · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · A · G · B

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · Db · B · A

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · G · A · Db

9th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · B · Db · G

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

A · E · Db · G · B

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

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 · B

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

A · B · Db · G · B

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (B5) doubled an octave below (A4) with chord tones in between

Stride

A · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, G, B

Stride

E · Db · G · B

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, G, B

Cluster

Db · Eb · E · F

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th · Flat 13

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More A chords

Amaj7

Major 7th

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

A9 in other keys

D9 E9 Bb9 Ab9

Learn about these voicing styles

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