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Abm9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 9th

19 voicings · minor

Shell
Ab · B · F#
Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab3F#4
Rootless A
B · Eb · F# · Bb
Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Eb4F#4Bb4
Rootless B
F# · Bb · B · Eb
Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3F#3Bb3Eb4
Close
Ab · B · F# · Bb
Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4Ab4F#5Bb5
Spread
Ab · F# · Bb · B
Root · Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4Ab3F#4Bb4
Spread
Ab · F# · Bb · B
Root · Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab3

Right Hand

B5F#5Bb5
Drop 3
B · Ab · F# · Bb
Min 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3Ab4

Right Hand

F#5Bb5
Drop 3
F# · B · Bb · Ab
Min 7th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4F#4

Right Hand

Bb5Ab6
Drop 3
Bb · F# · Ab · B
9th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Bb4F#5

Right Hand

B6Ab6
Drop 3
Ab · Bb · B · F#
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab4Bb4

Right Hand

B5F#6
So What
Ab · Db · F# · B · Eb
Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4Ab3Db4F#4Eb5
So What
Eb · Ab · Db · F# · Bb
Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
Eb4Ab4Db5F#5Bb5
Open
Ab · Eb · F# · Bb · B
Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4Ab3Eb4F#4Bb4
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 · F# · B · Bb
Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4Ab3F#4

Right Hand

Bb5
Block (Locked Hands)
Ab · Bb · B · F# · Bb
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

B4Ab4Bb4F#5Bb5
Stride
Ab · F# · Bb · B
Root · Min 7th · 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

B4F#4Bb4
Stride
Eb · F# · Bb · B
Perf 5th · Min 7th · 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

B4F#4Bb4
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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

Abm9 in other keys

Dbm9Ebm9Am9Gm9

Learn about these voicing styles

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