Am7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th Sharp 11

28 voicings · minor

Shell

A · C · G

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

C · Eb · G · B

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

G · B · C · Eb

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

A · C · Eb · G

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · A · C · G

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · Eb · A

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · Eb · G · C

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · A · Eb

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · C · Eb · G

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

A · C · Eb · G

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · A · Eb · G

Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · C · G · A

Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · Eb · A · C

Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · G · C · Eb

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · C · Eb · G

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · Eb · G · A

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · G · A · C

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · A · C · Eb

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

A · E · C · Eb · G

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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 · Eb · C · G

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · G · Eb · A

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Eb · A · G · C

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · C · A · Eb

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

G · A · C · Eb · G

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

A · C · Eb · G

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, Eb, G

Stride

E · C · Eb · G

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, Eb, G

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More A chords

Amaj7

Major 7th

Major 6th

A6/9

Major 6/9

Amaj9

Major 9th

Amaj13

Major 13th

Amaj7#11

Lydian

Aadd9

Add 9

A+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Am7

Minor 7th

Am6

Minor 6th

Am7#11 in other keys

Dm7#11 Em7#11 Bbm7#11 Abm7#11

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?What Is a Drop 2 Voicing?Bill Evans Voicing Style Jazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start