Ab7#5#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 5 Sharp 9

30 voicings · dominant

Shell

Ab · C · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

C · E · F# · B

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

F# · B · C · E

Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Ab · C · E · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Ab · C · F#

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · C · E · Ab

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · E · F# · C

Root · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · F# · Ab · E

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

C · F# · B · Eb · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · E · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · E · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · Ab · E · F#

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · C · F# · Ab

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · E · Ab · C

Min 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · F# · C · E

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · C · E · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · F# · Ab

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · F# · Ab · C

Aug 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · Ab · C · E

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Ab · Eb · C · E · F#

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

Ab · E · C · F#

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · F# · E · Ab

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · Ab · F# · C

Aug 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · C · Ab · E

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

F# · Ab · C · E · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F#5) doubled an octave below (F#4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Ab · C · E · F#

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 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, F#

Stride

Eb · C · E · F#

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 — Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, F#

Cluster

B · C · E

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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