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B°7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Diminished 7th

26 voicings · diminished

Shell
B · D · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4Ab4
Close
B · D · F · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F5Ab5
Drop 2
F · B · D · Ab
Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4B4D5Ab5
Drop 2
Ab · D · F · B
Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5F5B5Ab4
Drop 2
B · F · Ab · D
Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4F5D6Ab5
Drop 2
D · Ab · B · F
Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5F6Ab5
Spread
B · D · F · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4F4Ab4
Spread
B · D · F · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3

Right Hand

D5F5Ab5
Drop 3
D · B · F · Ab
Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4F5Ab5
Drop 3
F · D · Ab · B
Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4D5B5Ab5
Drop 3
Ab · F · B · D
Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F5B5D6Ab4
Drop 3
B · Ab · D · F
Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D6F6Ab5
4-Way Close
B · D · F · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F5Ab5
4-Way Close
D · F · Ab · B
Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5F5B5Ab5
4-Way Close
F · Ab · B · D
Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F5B5D6Ab5
4-Way Close
Ab · B · D · F
Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B5D6F6Ab5
Open
B · F# · D · F · Ab
Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4F4F#4Ab4
Two-Note Shell
B · D
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4
Two-Note Shell
B · Ab
Root · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab4
Drop 2-4
B · F · D · Ab
Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3F4

Right Hand

D5Ab5
Drop 2-4
D · Ab · F · B
Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4Ab4

Right Hand

F5B5
Drop 2-4
F · B · Ab · D
Dim 5th · Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4B4

Right Hand

D6Ab5
Drop 2-4
Ab · D · B · F
Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D5Ab4

Right Hand

B5F6
Block (Locked Hands)
Ab · B · D · F · Ab
Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

B4D5F5Ab4Ab5
Stride
B · D · F · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

B3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F, Ab

D4F4Ab4
Stride
F# · D · F · Ab
Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F, Ab

D4F4Ab4
Hear this chord with different voicings →

More B chords

Bmaj7

Major 7th

B6

Major 6th

B6/9

Major 6/9

Bmaj9

Major 9th

Bmaj13

Major 13th

Bmaj7#11

Lydian

Badd9

Add 9

B+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Bm7

Minor 7th

Bm6

Minor 6th

B°7 in other keys

E°7F#°7C°7Bb°7

Learn about these voicing styles

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