Bb9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant 9th

24 voicings · dominant

Shell

Bb · D · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

D · F · Ab · C

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Ab · C · D · F

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Bb · D · Ab · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

D · Ab · B · Eb · F#

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · 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 · Eb · G · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

D · Ab · E · Ab · B

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

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

Upper Structure

D · Ab · G · B · D

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Bb · C · D · Ab

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · C · D · Ab

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · Bb · Ab · C

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · D · C · Bb

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · Ab · Bb · D

9th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · C · D · Ab

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Bb · F · C · D · Ab

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · 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 · C

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · C · D · Ab · C

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (C6) doubled an octave below (Bb4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Bb · C · D · Ab

Root · 9th · 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 — C, D, Ab

Stride

F · C · D · Ab

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 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, Ab

Cluster

D · E · F · F#

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

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

Bb9 in other keys

Eb9 F9 B9 A9

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