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Ab7#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 9 (Hendrix Chord)

19 voicings · dominant

Shell
Ab · C · F#
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4Ab3F#4
Rootless A
C · Eb · F# · B
Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4B4Eb4F#4
Rootless B
F# · B · C · Eb
Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3C4F#3Eb4
Close
Ab · C · F# · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C5B5Ab4F#5
Upper Structure
C · F# · B · Eb · F#
Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4B4F#4Eb5F#5
Spread
Ab · C · F# · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4B4Ab3F#4
Spread
Ab · C · F# · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab3

Right Hand

C5B5F#5
Drop 3
C · Ab · F# · B
Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C4Ab4

Right Hand

B5F#5
Drop 3
F# · C · B · Ab
Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9 · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C5F#4

Right Hand

B5Ab6
Drop 3
B · F# · Ab · C
Sharp 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4F#5

Right Hand

C7Ab6
Drop 3
Ab · B · C · F#
Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4Ab4

Right Hand

C6F#6
Open
Ab · Eb · C · F# · B
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4B4Ab3Eb4F#4
Two-Note Shell
Ab · C
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4Ab3
Two-Note Shell
Ab · F#
Root · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
Ab3F#4
Drop 2-4
Ab · F# · C · B
Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C5Ab3F#4

Right Hand

B5
Block (Locked Hands)
Ab · B · C · F# · B
Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (B5) doubled an octave below (Ab4) with chord tones in between

B4C5B5Ab4F#5
Stride
Ab · C · F# · B
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F#, B

C4B4F#4
Stride
Eb · C · F# · B
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Eb3

Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F#, B

C4B4F#4
Cluster
B · C · D
Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4C5D5
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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#9 in other keys

Db7#9Eb7#9A7#9G7#9

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?Upper Structure TriadsBill Evans Voicing StyleJazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start