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Bbadd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

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13 voicings · major

Shell
Bb · D · C
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4C5Bb3
Close
Bb · D · F · C
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5F5C6Bb4
Spread
Bb · C · D · F
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4D4F4Bb3
Spread
Bb · C · D · F
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C5D5F5Bb3
Drop 3
D · Bb · F · C
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4

Right Hand

F5C6Bb4
Drop 3
F · D · C · Bb
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4D5

Right Hand

C6Bb6
Drop 3
C · F · Bb · D
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C4F4

Right Hand

D6Bb5
Drop 3
Bb · C · D · F
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C5D6F6Bb4
Two-Note Shell
Bb · D
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4Bb3
Drop 2-4
Bb · F · D · C
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4D5Bb3

Right Hand

C6
Block (Locked Hands)
Bb · C · D · F · C
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

C5D5F5C6Bb4
Stride
Bb · C · D · 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 — Bb3

Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, F

C4D4F4
Stride
F · C · D · 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 — F3

F3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, F

C4D4F4
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Major 9th

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Major 13th

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Lydian

Bb+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Bbm7

Minor 7th

Bbm6

Minor 6th

Bbm9

Minor 9th

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