Ab7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian Dominant

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

Ab · C · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

C · D · F# · Bb

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

F# · Bb · C · D

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Ab · C · F# · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

C · F# · D · F# · A

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

C · F# · F · A · C

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Ab · C · D · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · D · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · Ab · F# · D

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · C · D · Ab

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · F# · Ab · C

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · D · C · F#

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Ab · Eb · C · D · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Ab · C

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Ab · F#

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · C · Ab · F#

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Ab · C · D · F# · D

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (D6) doubled an octave below (Ab4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Ab · C · D · F#

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 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, F#

Stride

Eb · C · D · F#

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 — Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, F#

Cluster

C · D · Eb

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More Ab chords

Abmaj7

Major 7th

Ab6

Major 6th

Ab6/9

Major 6/9

Abmaj9

Major 9th

Abmaj13

Major 13th

Abmaj7#11

Lydian

Abadd9

Add 9

Ab+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Abm7

Minor 7th

Abm6

Minor 6th

Ab7#11 in other keys

Db7#11 Eb7#11 A7#11 G7#11

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