Abmaj7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian

30 voicings · major

Shell

Ab · C · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

C · D · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · Bb · C · D

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Ab · C · D · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · Ab · C · G

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · D · Ab

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · D · G · C

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · Ab · D

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · D · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · C · D · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · Ab · D · G

Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · C · G · Ab

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · D · Ab · C

Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · G · C · D

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · C · D · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · D · G · Ab

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · G · Ab · C

Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Ab · C · D

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

Ab · D · G · C

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

Eb · Ab · D · G

Perf 5th · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Ab · Eb · C · D · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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 · D · C · G

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · G · D · Ab

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · Ab · G · C

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · C · Ab · D

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

G · Ab · C · D · G

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Ab · C · D · G

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, D, G

Stride

Eb · C · D · G

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, D, G

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