D7alt Jazz Piano Voicings

Altered Dominant

33 voicings · altered

Shell

D · F# · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F# · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Flat 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · Eb · F# · Ab

Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

D · F# · Ab · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · D · F# · C

Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · F# · Ab · D

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · Ab · C · F#

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · C · D · Ab

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · F · A · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

F# · C · Bb · D · F

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

D · C · F# · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F# · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · D · Ab · C

Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · F# · C · D

Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · Ab · D · F#

Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · C · F# · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F# · Ab · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · Ab · C · D

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · C · D · F#

Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · D · F# · Ab

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

D · A · C · F# · Ab

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · F#

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · C

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · Ab · F# · C

Root · Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F# · C · Ab · D

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Ab · D · C · F#

Dim 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · F# · D · Ab

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

C · D · F# · Ab · C

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (C5) doubled an octave below (C4) with chord tones in between

Stride

D · C · F# · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F#, Ab

Stride

A · C · F# · Ab

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F#, Ab

Cluster

Eb · E · F · F#

Flat 9 · 9th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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