C7b5 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Flat 5

32 voicings · dominant

Shell

C · E · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · F# · Bb · D

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Bb · D · E · F#

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · C · E · Bb

Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · F# · C

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · F# · Bb · E

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · C · F#

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 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 · 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

Spread

C · E · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · F# · Bb

Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · E · Bb · C

Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · F# · C · E

Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · Bb · E · F#

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · F# · Bb · C

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · Bb · C · E

Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · C · E · F#

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · E · F# · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Dim 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 · F# · E · Bb

Root · Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · F# · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · C · Bb · E

Dim 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · C · F#

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · C · E · F# · Bb

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 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 · F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 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, F#, Bb

Stride

G · E · F# · Bb

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Dim 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, F#, Bb

Cluster

E · F# · G

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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