Bb°7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Diminished 7th

26 voicings · diminished

Shell

Bb · Db · G

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Bb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · Db · G

Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · E · Bb

Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · G · Db

Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · Bb · E

Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Bb · E · G

Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Db · G · Bb

Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · E · Bb · Db

Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · G · Db · E

Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · E · G · Bb

Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · Bb · Db

Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Bb · Db · E

Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Bb · F · Db · E · G

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Bb · Db

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Bb · G

Root · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · Db · G

Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Db · G · E · Bb

Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · G · Db

Dim 5th · Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · Db · Bb · E

Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

G · Bb · Db · E · G

Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (G5) doubled an octave below (G4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Bb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, G

Stride

F · Db · E · G

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, G

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Bb chords

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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

Bb°7 in other keys

Eb°7 F°7 B°7 A°7

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