C7#5#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 5 Sharp 9

30 voicings · dominant

Shell

C · E · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · Ab · Bb · Eb

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · Eb · E · Ab

Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · C · E · Bb

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · Ab · C

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · Ab · Bb · E

Root · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · C · Ab

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Aug 5th

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

Spread

C · E · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · Ab · Bb

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · E · Bb · C

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · Ab · C · E

Min 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · Bb · E · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · Ab · Bb · C

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · Bb · C · E

Aug 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · C · E · Ab

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · E · Ab · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · 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 · Ab · E · Bb

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · Ab · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Ab · C · Bb · E

Aug 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · C · Ab

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · C · E · Ab · Bb

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 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 · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 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, Ab, Bb

Stride

G · E · Ab · Bb

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Aug 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, Ab, Bb

Cluster

Eb · E · Ab

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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