E7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian Dominant

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

E · Ab · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Ab · Bb · D · F#

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

D · F# · Ab · Bb

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

E · Ab · D · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Ab · D · Bb · D · F

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

Ab · D · Db · F · Ab

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

E · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · E · D · Bb

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · Ab · Bb · E

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · D · E · Ab

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Bb · Ab · D

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

E · B · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

E · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

E · D

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · Ab · E · D

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

E · Ab · Bb · D · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Bb5) doubled an octave below (E4) with chord tones in between

Stride

E · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, Ab, Bb

Stride

B · D · Ab · Bb

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, Ab, Bb

Cluster

Ab · Bb · B

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More E chords

Emaj7

Major 7th

E6

Major 6th

E6/9

Major 6/9

Emaj9

Major 9th

Emaj13

Major 13th

Emaj7#11

Lydian

Eadd9

Add 9

E+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Em7

Minor 7th

Em6

Minor 6th

E7#11 in other keys

A7#11 B7#11 F7#11 Eb7#11

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