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Bm6 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6th

26 voicings · minor

Shell
B · D · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4Ab4
Close
B · D · F# · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F#5Ab5
Drop 2
F# · B · D · Ab
Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F#4Ab5
Drop 2
Ab · D · F# · B
Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5Ab4F#5
Drop 2
B · F# · Ab · D
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D6F#5Ab5
Drop 2
D · Ab · B · F#
Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5Ab5F#6
Spread
B · D · F# · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4F#4Ab4
Spread
B · D · F# · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3

Right Hand

D5F#5Ab5
Drop 3
D · B · F# · Ab
Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4B4F#5Ab5
Drop 3
F# · D · Ab · B
Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5F#4Ab5
Drop 3
Ab · F# · B · D
Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B5D6Ab4F#5
Drop 3
B · Ab · D · F#
Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D6Ab5F#6
4-Way Close
B · D · F# · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D5F#5Ab5
4-Way Close
D · F# · Ab · B
Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5B5F#5Ab5
4-Way Close
F# · Ab · B · D
Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B5D6F#5Ab5
4-Way Close
Ab · B · D · F#
Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B5D6Ab5F#6
Open
B · F# · D · Ab
Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4F#4Ab4
Two-Note Shell
B · D
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4
Two-Note Shell
B · Ab
Root · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3Ab4
Drop 2-4
B · F# · D · Ab
Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3F#4

Right Hand

D5Ab5
Drop 2-4
D · Ab · F# · B
Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4Ab4

Right Hand

B5F#5
Drop 2-4
F# · B · Ab · D
Perf 5th · Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B4D6F#4Ab5
Drop 2-4
Ab · D · B · F#
Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D5Ab4

Right Hand

B5F#6
Block (Locked Hands)
Ab · B · D · F# · Ab
Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

B4D5Ab4F#5Ab5
Stride
B · D · F# · Ab
Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
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

D4F#4Ab4
Stride
F# · D · F# · Ab
Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th
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

D4F#4Ab4
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