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Badd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Add 9

13 voicings · major

Shell
B · Eb · Db
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Eb4Db5
Close
B · Eb · F# · Db
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4Eb5F#5Db6
Spread
B · Db · Eb · F#
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Db4Eb4F#4
Spread
B · Db · Eb · F#
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Db5Eb5F#5
Drop 3
Eb · B · F# · Db
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Eb4

Right Hand

B4F#5Db6
Drop 3
F# · Eb · Db · B
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F#4Eb5

Right Hand

B6Db6
Drop 3
Db · F# · B · Eb
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Db4F#4

Right Hand

B5Eb6
Drop 3
B · Db · Eb · F#
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4Db5Eb6F#6
Two-Note Shell
B · Eb
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Eb4
Drop 2-4
B · F# · Eb · Db
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3F#4Eb5

Right Hand

Db6
Block (Locked Hands)
B · Db · Eb · F# · Db
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

B4Db5Eb5F#5Db6
Stride
B · Db · Eb · F#
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, Eb, F#

Db4Eb4F#4
Stride
F# · Db · Eb · F#
Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, Eb, F#

Db4Eb4F#4
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Major 6th

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Major 6/9

Bmaj9

Major 9th

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Major 13th

Bmaj7#11

Lydian

B+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Bm7

Minor 7th

Bm6

Minor 6th

Bm9

Minor 9th

Badd9 in other keys

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