C7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant 7th

35 voicings · dominant

Shell

C · E · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · G · Bb · D

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · D · E · G

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · G · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · E · Bb

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · G · C

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · Bb · E

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · C · G

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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 · G · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · G · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · E · Bb · C

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · G · C · E

Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · Bb · E · G

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · G · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · Bb · C

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Bb · C · E

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · C · E · G

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · E · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 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

C · G · E · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · G · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · C · Bb · E

Perf 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · C · G

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · C · E · G · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Bb4) doubled an octave below (Bb3) with chord tones in between

Stride

C · E · G · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 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, G, Bb

Stride

G · E · G · Bb

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 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, G, 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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