C13 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant 13th

24 voicings · dominant

Shell

C · E · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · A · Bb · D

Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · D · E · A

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · 13th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · Bb · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

E · Bb · Db · F · Ab

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

E · Bb · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

E · Bb · F · A · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 11th · 13th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

E · Bb · F# · Bb · Db

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

E · Bb · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

E · Bb · A · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 13th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · A · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · A · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · Bb · A

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · E · A · C

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · Bb · C · E

13th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · A · E · Bb

Root · 13th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

C · G · E · A · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Two-Note Shell

C · E

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

C · Bb

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

A · E · C · Bb

13th · Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

C · E · A · Bb · A

Root · Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (A5) doubled an octave below (C4) with chord tones in between

Left Hand

Right Hand

Stride

C · E · A · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, A, Bb

Stride

G · E · A · Bb

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 13th · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, A, Bb

Cluster

E · F# · G · Ab

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th · Flat 13

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More C chords

Cmaj7

Major 7th

Major 6th

C6/9

Major 6/9

Cmaj9

Major 9th

Cmaj13

Major 13th

Cmaj7#11

Lydian

Cadd9

Add 9

C+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Cm7

Minor 7th

Cm6

Minor 6th

C13 in other keys

F13 G13 Db13 B13

Learn about these voicing styles

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