B9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant 9th

24 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 · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · Db · Eb · F#

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

B · Eb · A · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

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 · D · F# · A

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Eb · A · E · Ab · B

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 11th · 13th · Root

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 · G · B · D

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Sharp 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 · Db · Eb · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · Db · Eb · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · B · A · Db

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · Eb · Db · B

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · A · B · Eb

9th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · Db · Eb · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

B · F# · Db · Eb · A

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · 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 · Db

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

B · Db · Eb · A · Db

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Db6) doubled an octave below (B4) with chord tones in between

Stride

B · Db · Eb · A

Root · 9th · 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 — Db, Eb, A

Stride

F# · Db · Eb · A

Perf 5th · 9th · 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 — Db, Eb, A

Cluster

Eb · F · F# · G

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th · Flat 13

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More B chords

Bmaj7

Major 7th

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

B9 in other keys

E9 F#9 C9 Bb9

Learn about these voicing styles

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