Bbm(maj7) Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor-Major 7th

30 voicings · minor

Shell

Bb · Db · A

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Db · F · A · C

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · C · Db · F

Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Bb · Db · F · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · Bb · Db · A

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · Db · F · Bb

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · F · A · Db

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · A · Bb · F

Min 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · F · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Bb · Db · F · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Bb · F · A

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F · Db · A · Bb

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · F · Bb · Db

Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · A · Db · F

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · Db · F · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · F · A · Bb

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · A · Bb · Db

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · Bb · Db · F

Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

Bb · Eb · Ab · Db · F

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

F · Bb · Eb · Ab · C

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Bb · F · Db · A

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 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 · A

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · F · Db · A

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Db · A · F · Bb

Min 3rd · Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F · Bb · A · Db

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

A · Db · Bb · F

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

A · Bb · Db · F · A

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Bb · Db · F · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, F, A

Stride

F · Db · F · A

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, F, A

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Lydian

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Add 9

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Augmented Major 7th

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Minor 7th

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