Bbmaj7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian

30 voicings · major

Shell

Bb · D · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

D · E · A · C

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · C · D · E

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Bb · D · E · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · D · A

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · D · E · Bb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · A · D

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · A · Bb · E

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · D · E · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · D · E · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · Bb · E · A

Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · D · A · Bb

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · E · Bb · D

Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · A · D · E

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · D · E · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · E · A · Bb

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · A · Bb · D

Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · Bb · D · E

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

Bb · E · A · D

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

F · Bb · E · A

Perf 5th · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Bb · F · D · E · A

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 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 · A

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · D · A

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

D · A · E · Bb

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · A · D

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

A · D · Bb · E

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

A · Bb · D · E · A

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (A5) doubled an octave below (A4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Bb · D · E · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, E, A

Stride

F · D · E · A

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, E, A

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