Bbmaj9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 9th

17 voicings · major

Shell

Bb · D · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

D · F · A · C

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · C · D · F

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Bb · D · A · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · C · D · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · C · D · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · Bb · A · C

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · D · C · Bb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · A · Bb · D

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · C · D · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Bb · F · C · D · A

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · 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 · A · D · C

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · C · D · A · C

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Bb · C · D · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, A

Stride

F · C · D · A

Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, D, A

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Bb chords

Bbmaj7

Major 7th

Bb6

Major 6th

Bb6/9

Major 6/9

Bbmaj13

Major 13th

Bbmaj7#11

Lydian

Bbadd9

Add 9

Bb+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Bbm7

Minor 7th

Bbm6

Minor 6th

Bbm9

Minor 9th

Bbmaj9 in other keys

Ebmaj9 Fmaj9 Bmaj9 Amaj9

Learn about these voicing styles

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