Bm(maj9) Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor-Major 9th

19 voicings · minor

Shell

B · D · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

D · F# · Bb · Db

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · Db · D · F#

Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

B · D · Bb · Db

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · Db · D · Bb

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

B · Db · D · Bb

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · B · Bb · Db

Min 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · D · Db · B

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Bb · B · D

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · Db · D · Bb

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

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# · Db · D · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 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 · Bb

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

B · Bb · D · Db

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

B · Db · D · Bb · Db

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Db6) doubled an octave below (B4) with chord tones in between

Stride

B · Db · D · Bb

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, D, Bb

Stride

F# · Db · D · Bb

Perf 5th · 9th · Min 3rd · 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 — Db, D, Bb

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

Bm(maj9) in other keys

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Learn about these voicing styles

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