Bb7#9b13 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 9 Flat 13

31 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 · Flat 13 · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Ab · Db · D · F#

Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Flat 13

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Bb · D · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · Bb · D · Ab

Flat 13 · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · D · F# · Bb

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · F# · Ab · D

Root · Flat 13 · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · Ab · Bb · F#

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Flat 13

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

Upper Structure

D · Ab · F# · Bb · Db

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Bb · D · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · D · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · Bb · F# · Ab

Maj 3rd · Root · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · D · Ab · Bb

Flat 13 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · F# · Bb · D

Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · Ab · D · F#

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · D · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F# · Ab · Bb

Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · Ab · Bb · D

Flat 13 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · Bb · D · F#

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Flat 13

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Bb · F · D · F# · Ab

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · 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 · F# · D · Ab

Root · Flat 13 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

D · Ab · F# · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · Bb · Ab · D

Flat 13 · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Ab · D · Bb · F#

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Ab · Bb · D · F# · Ab

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Ab5) doubled an octave below (Ab4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Bb · D · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F#, Ab

Stride

F · D · F# · Ab

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Flat 13 · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F#, Ab

Cluster

Db · D · F#

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Flat 13

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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