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Abø7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Half-Diminished (Minor 7 Flat 5)

28 voicings · diminished

Shell
Ab · B · F#
Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab3F#4
Rootless A
B · D · F# · Bb
Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4F#4Bb4
Rootless B
F# · Bb · B · D
Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4F#3Bb3
Close
Ab · B · D · F#
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5Ab4F#5
Drop 2
D · Ab · B · F#
Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4Ab4F#5
Drop 2
F# · B · D · Ab
Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F#4Ab5
Drop 2
Ab · D · F# · B
Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5Ab4F#5
Drop 2
B · F# · Ab · D
Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D6F#5Ab5
Spread
Ab · D · F# · B
Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4Ab3F#4
Spread
Ab · D · F# · B
Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab3

Right Hand

D5B5F#5
Drop 3
B · Ab · D · F#
Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D5Ab4F#5
Drop 3
D · B · F# · Ab
Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4F#5Ab5
Drop 3
F# · D · Ab · B
Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5F#4Ab5
Drop 3
Ab · F# · B · D
Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B5D6Ab4F#5
4-Way Close
Ab · B · D · F#
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5Ab4F#5
4-Way Close
B · D · F# · Ab
Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F#5Ab5
4-Way Close
D · F# · Ab · B
Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5F#5Ab5
4-Way Close
F# · Ab · B · D
Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B5D6F#5Ab5
Open
Ab · Eb · D · F# · B
Root · Perf 5th · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4Ab3Eb4F#4
Two-Note Shell
Ab · B
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab3
Two-Note Shell
Ab · F#
Root · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
Ab3F#4
Drop 2-4
Ab · D · B · F#
Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4Ab3

Right Hand

B4F#5
Drop 2-4
B · F# · D · Ab
Min 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3F#4

Right Hand

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

Left Hand

D4Ab4

Right Hand

B5F#5
Drop 2-4
F# · B · Ab · D
Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D6F#4Ab5
Block (Locked Hands)
F# · Ab · B · D · F#
Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

B4D5F#4Ab4F#5
Stride
Ab · D · F# · B
Root · Dim 5th · Min 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

D4B4F#4
Stride
Eb · D · F# · B
Perf 5th · Dim 5th · Min 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

D4B4F#4
Hear this chord with different voicings →

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

Abø7 in other keys

Dbø7Ebø7Aø7Gø7

Learn about these voicing styles

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