E7b5b9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Flat 5 Flat 9

31 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 · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Flat 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

D · F · Ab · Bb

Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

E · Ab · Bb · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · Ab · D

Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · Ab · Bb · E

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · D · Ab

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · D · E · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Ab · D · F · A · C

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Ab · D · C · E · G

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

E · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · E · Bb · D

Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · Ab · D · E

Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · Bb · E · Ab

Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · D · Ab · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · Ab · Bb · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · Bb · D · E

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · D · E · Ab

Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · E · Ab · Bb

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

E · B · D · Ab · Bb

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

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

E · Bb · Ab · D

Root · Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Ab · D · Bb · E

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · D · Ab

Dim 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

D · Ab · E · Bb

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

D · E · Ab · Bb · D

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (D5) doubled an octave below (D4) with chord tones in between

Stride

E · D · Ab · Bb

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 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, Ab, Bb

Stride

B · D · Ab · Bb

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 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, Ab, Bb

Cluster

F · F# · Bb

Flat 9 · 9th · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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