Bb7#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 9 (Hendrix Chord)

19 voicings · dominant

Shell

Bb · D · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

D · F · Ab · Db

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Ab · Db · D · F

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Bb · D · Ab · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

D · Ab · Db · F · Ab

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · D · Ab

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · D · Ab

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · Bb · Ab · Db

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · D · Db · Bb

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Ab · Bb · D

Sharp 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · Db · D · Ab

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Bb · F · Db · D · Ab

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Bb · D

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Bb · Ab

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · Ab · D · Db

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · Db · D · Ab · Db

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Db6) doubled an octave below (Bb4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Bb · Db · D · Ab

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, D, Ab

Stride

F · Db · D · Ab

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, D, Ab

Cluster

Db · D · E

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More Bb chords

Bbmaj7

Major 7th

Bb6

Major 6th

Bb6/9

Major 6/9

Bbmaj9

Major 9th

Bbmaj13

Major 13th

Bbmaj7#11

Lydian

Bbadd9

Add 9

Bb+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Bbm7

Minor 7th

Bbm6

Minor 6th

Bb7#9 in other keys

Eb7#9 F7#9 B7#9 A7#9

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