Cmaj7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian

30 voicings · major

Shell

C · E · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · F# · B · D

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

B · D · E · F#

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

C · E · F# · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · C · E · B

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · E · F# · C

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · F# · B · E

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · B · C · F#

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

C · E · F# · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

C · E · F# · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · F# · B

Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · E · B · C

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · F# · C · E

Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · B · E · F#

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · E · F# · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · F# · B · C

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · B · C · E

Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · C · E · F#

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

C · F# · B · E

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

G · C · F# · B

Perf 5th · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

C · G · E · F# · B

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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 · F# · E · B

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · B · F# · C

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · C · B · E

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · E · C · F#

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

B · C · E · F# · B

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

C · E · F# · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, F#, B

Stride

G · E · F# · B

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, F#, B

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