Abm(maj9) Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor-Major 9th

18 voicings · minor

Shell

Ab · B · G

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

B · Eb · G · Bb

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · Bb · B · Eb

Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Ab · B · G · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · G · Bb · B

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Ab · G · Bb · B

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · Ab · G · Bb

Min 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · B · Bb · Ab

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · G · Ab · B

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · Bb · B · G

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

So What

Ab · Db · F# · B · Eb

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

Eb · Ab · Db · F# · Bb

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Ab · B

Root · Min 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 · G · B · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Ab · Bb · B · G · Bb

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Ab · G · Bb · B

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — G, Bb, B

Stride

Eb · G · Bb · B

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — G, Bb, B

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

Abm(maj9) in other keys

Dbm(maj9)Ebm(maj9)Am(maj9)Gm(maj9)

Learn about these voicing styles

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