C+maj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Augmented Major 7th

28 voicings · augmented

Shell

C · E · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · Ab · B · D

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

B · D · E · Ab

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · Ab · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · C · E · B

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · E · Ab · C

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · Ab · B · E

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · B · C · Ab

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

C · E · Ab · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · Ab · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · Ab · B

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · E · B · C

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · Ab · C · E

Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · B · E · Ab

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · Ab · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · Ab · B · C

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · B · C · E

Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · C · E · Ab

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · E · Ab · B

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 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 · B

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

C · Ab · E · B

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · B · Ab · C

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Ab · C · B · E

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

B · E · C · Ab

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

B · C · E · Ab · B

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (B4) doubled an octave below (B3) with chord tones in between

Stride

C · E · Ab · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 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, B

Stride

G · E · Ab · B

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 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, B

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More C chords

Cmaj7

Major 7th

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

C+maj7 in other keys

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