Cmaj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 7th

28 voicings · major

Shell

C · E · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · G · B · D

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

B · D · E · G

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · C · E · B

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · E · G · C

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · G · B · E

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · B · C · G

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

C · E · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · G · B

Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · E · B · C

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · G · C · E

Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · B · E · G

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · B · C

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · B · C · E

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · C · E · G

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · E · B

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 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 · G · E · B

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · B · G · C

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · C · B · E

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · E · C · G

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

B · C · E · G · B

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 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 · G · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 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, G, B

Stride

G · E · G · B

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Perf 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, G, B

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More C chords

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

Cm9

Minor 9th

Cmaj7 in other keys

Fmaj7 Gmaj7 Dbmaj7 Bmaj7

Learn about these voicing styles

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