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Aadd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Add 9

14 voicings · major

Shell
A · Db · B
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3B4Db4
Close
A · Db · E · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4E5B5Db5
Spread
A · Db · E · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3E4B4Db4
Spread
A · Db · E · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A3

Right Hand

E5B5Db5
Drop 3
Db · A · E · B
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Db4

Right Hand

A4E5B5
Drop 3
E · Db · B · A
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4Db5

Right Hand

B5A6
Drop 3
B · E · A · Db
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3E4

Right Hand

A5Db6
Drop 3
A · B · Db · E
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4B4E6Db6
Open
A · E · Db · B
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3E4B4Db4
Two-Note Shell
A · Db
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3Db4
Drop 2-4
A · E · Db · B
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A3E4Db5

Right Hand

B5
Block (Locked Hands)
A · B · Db · E · B
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

A4B4E5B5Db5
Stride
A · Db · E · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

A3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, B

E4B4Db4
Stride
E · Db · E · B
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, B

E4B4Db4
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Augmented Major 7th

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Minor 7th

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