B7b9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Flat 9

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

B · Eb · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Eb · F# · A · C

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Flat 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · C · Eb · F#

Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

B · Eb · A · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Eb · A · C · E · G

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Eb · A · G · B · D

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

B · C · Eb · A

Root · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · C · Eb · A

Root · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · B · A · C

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · Eb · C · B

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Flat 9 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · A · B · Eb

Flat 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · C · Eb · A

Root · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

B · F# · C · Eb · A

Root · Perf 5th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · 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

B · A · Eb · C

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

B · C · Eb · A · C

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (C6) doubled an octave below (B4) with chord tones in between

Stride

B · C · Eb · A

Root · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, A

Stride

F# · C · Eb · A

Perf 5th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · 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 — C, Eb, A

Cluster

C · Db · Eb

Flat 9 · 9th · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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

B7b9 in other keys

E7b9 F#7b9 C7b9 Bb7b9

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