Bbm6/9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6/9

15 voicings · minor

Shell

Bb · Db · G

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Bb · Db · G · C

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · C · Db · G

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · C · Db · G

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Bb · G · C

Min 3rd · Root · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · Db · C · Bb

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · G · Bb · Db

9th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · C · Db · G

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Bb · F · C · Db · G

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

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 · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · G · Db · C

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · C · Db · G · C

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Bb · C · Db · G

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Db, G

Stride

F · C · Db · G

Perf 5th · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Db, G

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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

Bbm6/9 in other keys

Ebm6/9 Fm6/9 Bm6/9 Am6/9

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