C7#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 9 (Hendrix Chord)

19 voicings · dominant

Shell

C · E · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · G · Bb · Eb

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · Eb · E · G

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

C · E · Bb · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9

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 · Eb · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · Eb · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · Bb · Eb

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · E · Eb · C

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · Bb · C · E

Sharp 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · Eb · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

C · G · Eb · E · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Sharp 9 · 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 · Bb · E · Eb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

C · Eb · E · Bb · Eb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Eb5) doubled an octave below (C4) with chord tones in between

Stride

C · Eb · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, E, Bb

Stride

G · Eb · E · Bb

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, E, Bb

Cluster

Eb · E · F#

Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More C chords

Cmaj7

Major 7th

C6

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

C7#9 in other keys

F7#9 G7#9 Db7#9 B7#9

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