Bbm7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th Sharp 11

28 voicings · minor

Shell

Bb · Db · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Db · E · Ab · C

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Ab · C · Db · E

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Bb · Db · E · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · Db · Ab

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · Db · E · Bb

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · Ab · Db

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · Ab · Bb · E

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · E · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · E · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Bb · E · Ab

Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Db · Ab · Bb

Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · E · Bb · Db

Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · Ab · Db · E

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · Db · E · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · E · Ab · Bb

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · Ab · Bb · Db

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · Bb · Db · E

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Bb · F · Db · E · Ab

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 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 · Ab

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · Db · Ab

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Db · Ab · E · Bb

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · Ab · Db

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Ab · Db · Bb · E

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Ab · Bb · Db · E · Ab

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Bb · Db · E · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 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, Ab

Stride

F · Db · E · Ab

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 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, Ab

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

Bbm7#11 in other keys

Ebm7#11 Fm7#11 Bm7#11 Am7#11

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?What Is a Drop 2 Voicing?Bill Evans Voicing Style Jazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start