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C°7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Diminished 7th

26 voicings · diminished

Shell
C · Eb · A
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C3A3Eb3
Close
C · Eb · F# · A
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4A4Eb4F#4
Drop 2
F# · C · Eb · A
Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4A4F#3Eb4
Drop 2
A · Eb · F# · C
Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3C5Eb4F#4
Drop 2
C · F# · A · Eb
Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4A4F#4Eb5
Drop 2
Eb · A · C · F#
Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4C5Eb4F#5
Spread
C · Eb · F# · A
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C3

Right Hand

A4Eb4F#4
Spread
C · Eb · F# · A
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C3

Right Hand

A5Eb5F#5
Drop 3
Eb · C · F# · A
Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4A4Eb3F#4
Drop 3
F# · Eb · A · C
Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4C5F#3Eb4
Drop 3
A · F# · C · Eb
Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3C5F#4Eb5
Drop 3
C · A · Eb · F#
Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4A4Eb5F#5
4-Way Close
C · Eb · F# · A
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C4A4Eb4F#4
4-Way Close
Eb · F# · A · C
Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4C5Eb4F#4
4-Way Close
F# · A · C · Eb
Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4C5F#4Eb5
4-Way Close
A · C · Eb · F#
Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4C5Eb5F#5
Open
C · G · Eb · F# · A
Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C3G3

Right Hand

A4Eb4F#4
Two-Note Shell
C · Eb
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C3Eb3
Two-Note Shell
C · A
Root · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
C3A3
Drop 2-4
C · F# · Eb · A
Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C3F#3

Right Hand

A4Eb4
Drop 2-4
Eb · A · F# · C
Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A3Eb3

Right Hand

C5F#4
Drop 2-4
F# · C · A · Eb
Dim 5th · Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C4F#3

Right Hand

A4Eb5
Drop 2-4
A · Eb · C · F#
Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A3Eb4

Right Hand

C5F#5
Block (Locked Hands)
A · C · Eb · F# · A
Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (A4) doubled an octave below (A3) with chord tones in between

A3C4A4Eb4F#4
Stride
C · Eb · F# · A
Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

C3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, A

A3Eb3F#3
Stride
G · Eb · F# · A
Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

G3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, A

A4Eb4F#4
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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

C°7 in other keys

F°7G°7Db°7B°7

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Is a Drop 2 Voicing?Bill Evans Voicing StyleJazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start