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Abm6/9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6/9

15 voicings · minor

Shell
Ab · B · F
Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3F4Ab3
Close
Ab · B · F · Bb
Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4F5Ab4Bb5
Spread
Ab · F · Bb · B
Root · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4B4Ab3Bb4
Spread
Ab · F · Bb · B
Root · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab3

Right Hand

F5B5Bb5
Drop 3
B · Ab · F · Bb
Min 3rd · Root · Maj 6th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3

Right Hand

F5Ab4Bb5
Drop 3
F · B · Bb · Ab
Maj 6th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4B4

Right Hand

Bb5Ab6
Drop 3
Bb · F · Ab · B
9th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F5Bb4

Right Hand

B6Ab6
Drop 3
Ab · Bb · B · F
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab4Bb4

Right Hand

B5F6
Open
Ab · Eb · F · Bb · B
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4B4Ab3Eb4Bb4
Two-Note Shell
Ab · B
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab3
Two-Note Shell
Ab · F
Root · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4Ab3
Drop 2-4
Ab · F · B · Bb
Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4B4Ab3

Right Hand

Bb5
Block (Locked Hands)
Ab · Bb · B · F · Bb
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Bb5) doubled an octave below (Ab4) with chord tones in between

B4F5Ab4Bb4Bb5
Stride
Ab · F · Bb · B
Root · Maj 6th · 9th · 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 — F, Bb, B

F4B4Bb4
Stride
Eb · F · Bb · B
Perf 5th · Maj 6th · 9th · 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 — F, Bb, B

F4B4Bb4
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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

Abm6/9 in other keys

Dbm6/9Ebm6/9Am6/9Gm6/9

Learn about these voicing styles

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