Cm6 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6th

26 voicings · minor

Shell

C · Eb · A

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · Eb · G · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · Eb · A

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · Eb · G · C

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · A · Eb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · A · C · G

Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

C · Eb · G · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · Eb · G · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · C · G · A

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · Eb · A · C

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · G · C · Eb

Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · A · Eb · G

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · Eb · G · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · G · A · C

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · A · C · Eb

Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · C · Eb · G

Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · Eb · A

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Two-Note Shell

C · Eb

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

C · A

Root · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

C · G · Eb · A

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Eb · A · G · C

Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · C · A · Eb

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

A · Eb · C · G

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

A · C · Eb · G · A

Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

C · Eb · G · A

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, G, A

Stride

G · Eb · G · A

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, G, A

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

Cm9

Minor 9th

Cm6 in other keys

Fm6 Gm6 Dbm6 Bm6

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