C6/9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 6/9

15 voicings · major

Shell

C · E · A

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

C · E · A · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

C · D · E · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · D · E · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · A · D

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · E · D · C

Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · A · C · E

9th · Maj 6th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · D · E · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

C · G · D · E · A

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

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 · A

Root · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

C · A · E · D

Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

C · D · E · A · D

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (D5) doubled an octave below (C4) with chord tones in between

Stride

C · D · E · A

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, E, A

Stride

G · D · E · A

Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, E, A

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More C chords

Cmaj7

Major 7th

C6

Major 6th

Cmaj9

Major 9th

Cmaj13

Major 13th

Cmaj7#11

Lydian

Cadd9

Add 9

C+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Cm7

Minor 7th

Cm6

Minor 6th

Cm9

Minor 9th

C6/9 in other keys

F6/9 G6/9 Db6/9 B6/9

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