Bmaj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 7th

28 voicings · major

Shell

B · Eb · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Eb · F# · Bb · Db

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · Db · Eb · F#

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

B · Eb · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · B · Eb · Bb

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · Eb · F# · B

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · F# · Bb · Eb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · Bb · B · F#

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · Eb · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · Eb · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · B · F# · Bb

Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · Eb · Bb · B

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · F# · B · Eb

Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · Bb · Eb · F#

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Eb · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · F# · Bb · B

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · Bb · B · Eb

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · B · Eb · F#

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

B · F# · Eb · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

B · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

B · Bb

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

B · F# · Eb · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Eb · Bb · F# · B

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · B · Bb · Eb

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Bb · Eb · B · F#

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · B · Eb · F# · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Bb5) doubled an octave below (Bb4) with chord tones in between

Stride

B · Eb · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, Bb

Stride

F# · Eb · F# · Bb

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, Bb

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More B chords

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

Bm9

Minor 9th

Bmaj7 in other keys

Emaj7 F#maj7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj7

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