B7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian Dominant

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

B · Eb · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Eb · F · A · Db

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · Db · Eb · F

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

B · Eb · A · F

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Eb · A · F · A · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

Eb · A · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 13th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

B · Eb · F · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · Eb · F · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · B · A · F

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · Eb · F · B

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · A · B · Eb

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · F · Eb · A

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

B · F# · Eb · F · A

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

B · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

B · A

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F · Eb · B · A

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

B · Eb · F · A · F

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F6) doubled an octave below (B4) with chord tones in between

Stride

B · Eb · F · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F, A

Stride

F# · Eb · F · A

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F, A

Cluster

Eb · F · F#

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More B chords

Bmaj7

Major 7th

B6

Major 6th

B6/9

Major 6/9

Bmaj9

Major 9th

Bmaj13

Major 13th

Bmaj7#11

Lydian

Badd9

Add 9

B+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Bm7

Minor 7th

Bm6

Minor 6th

B7#11 in other keys

E7#11 F#7#11 C7#11 Bb7#11

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