Am7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th

32 voicings · minor

Shell

A · C · G

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

C · E · G · B

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · B · C · E

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

A · C · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · A · C · G

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · E · A

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · E · G · C

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · A · E

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · C · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · C · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · A · E · G

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · C · G · A

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · E · A · C

Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · G · C · E

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · C · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · G · A

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · A · C

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · A · C · E

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

A · D · G · C

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

E · A · D · G

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

A · D · G · C · E

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

E · A · D · G · B

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

A · E · C · G

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

A · C

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

A · G

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

A · E · C · G

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · G · E · A

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · A · G · C

Perf 5th · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · C · A · E

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

G · A · C · E · G

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

A · C · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, G

Stride

E · C · E · G

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, G

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