Abmaj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 7th

28 voicings · major

Shell

Ab · C · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

C · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · Bb · C · Eb

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Ab · C · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · Ab · C · G

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · Eb · Ab

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · Eb · G · C

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · Ab · Eb

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · Ab · Eb · G

Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · C · G · Ab

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · Eb · Ab · C

Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · G · C · Eb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · C · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · Eb · G · Ab

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · G · Ab · C

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Ab · Eb · C · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Ab · C

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Ab · G

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Ab · Eb · C · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · G · Eb · Ab

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · Ab · G · C

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · C · Ab · Eb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

G · Ab · C · Eb · G

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (G5) doubled an octave below (G4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Ab · C · Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, G

Stride

Eb · C · Eb · G

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, G

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Ab chords

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

Minor 9th

Abmaj7 in other keys

Dbmaj7 Ebmaj7 Amaj7 Gmaj7

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