Bm7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th

32 voicings · minor

Shell

B · D · A

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

D · F# · A · Db

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

A · Db · D · F#

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

B · D · F# · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · B · D · A

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · D · F# · B

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · F# · A · D

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · A · B · F#

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · D · F# · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · D · F# · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · B · F# · A

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · D · A · B

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · F# · B · D

Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · A · D · F#

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · D · F# · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F# · A · B

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · A · B · D

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · B · D · F#

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

B · E · A · D

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

F# · B · E · A

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

B · E · A · D · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

F# · B · E · A · Db

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

B · F# · D · A

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

B · D

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

B · A

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

B · F# · D · A

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

D · A · F# · B

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F# · B · A · D

Perf 5th · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

A · D · B · F#

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

A · B · D · F# · A

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

B · D · F# · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F#, A

Stride

F# · D · F# · A

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, F#, A

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