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Ab°7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Diminished 7th

26 voicings · diminished

Shell
Ab · B · F
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3F4Ab3
Close
Ab · B · D · F
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F5Ab4
Drop 2
D · Ab · B · F
Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4F5Ab4
Drop 2
F · B · D · Ab
Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4B4D5Ab5
Drop 2
Ab · D · F · B
Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5F5B5Ab4
Drop 2
B · F · Ab · D
Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4F5D6Ab5
Spread
Ab · D · F · B
Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4F4B4Ab3
Spread
Ab · D · F · B
Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab3

Right Hand

D5F5B5
Drop 3
B · Ab · D · F
Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D5F5Ab4
Drop 3
D · B · F · Ab
Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4F5Ab5
Drop 3
F · D · Ab · B
Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4D5B5Ab5
Drop 3
Ab · F · B · D
Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F5B5D6Ab4
4-Way Close
Ab · B · D · F
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F5Ab4
4-Way Close
B · D · F · Ab
Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F5Ab5
4-Way Close
D · F · Ab · B
Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5F5B5Ab5
4-Way Close
F · Ab · B · D
Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F5B5D6Ab5
Open
Ab · Eb · D · F · B
Root · Perf 5th · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4F4B4Ab3Eb4
Two-Note Shell
Ab · B
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab3
Two-Note Shell
Ab · F
Root · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4Ab3
Drop 2-4
Ab · D · B · F
Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4Ab3

Right Hand

B4F5
Drop 2-4
B · F · D · Ab
Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3F4

Right Hand

D5Ab5
Drop 2-4
D · Ab · F · B
Dim 5th · Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4Ab4

Right Hand

F5B5
Drop 2-4
F · B · Ab · D
Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4B4

Right Hand

D6Ab5
Block (Locked Hands)
F · Ab · B · D · F
Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F5) doubled an octave below (F4) with chord tones in between

F4B4D5F5Ab4
Stride
Ab · D · F · B
Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F, B

D4F4B4
Stride
Eb · D · F · B
Perf 5th · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Eb3

Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F, B

D4F4B4
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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

Ab°7 in other keys

Db°7Eb°7A°7G°7

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Is a Drop 2 Voicing?Bill Evans Voicing StyleJazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start