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Eadd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Add 9

13 voicings · major

Shell
E · Ab · F#
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3Ab3F#4
Close
E · Ab · B · F#
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4B4Ab4F#5
Spread
E · F# · Ab · B
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3B4F#4Ab4
Spread
E · F# · Ab · B
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3

Right Hand

B5F#5Ab5
Drop 3
Ab · E · B · F#
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Ab3

Right Hand

E4B4F#5
Drop 3
B · Ab · F# · E
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3Ab4

Right Hand

E6F#5
Drop 3
F# · B · E · Ab
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4F#4

Right Hand

E6Ab6
Drop 3
E · F# · Ab · B
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E5B6F#5Ab6
Two-Note Shell
E · Ab
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3Ab3
Drop 2-4
E · B · Ab · F#
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3B3Ab4

Right Hand

F#5
Block (Locked Hands)
E · F# · Ab · B · F#
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F#5) doubled an octave below (E4) with chord tones in between

E4B4F#4Ab4F#5
Stride
E · F# · Ab · B
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

E3

Beat 2 & 4 — F#, Ab, B

B3F#3Ab3
Stride
B · F# · Ab · B
Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

B3

Beat 2 & 4 — F#, Ab, B

B4F#4Ab4
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Emaj13

Major 13th

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Lydian

E+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Em7

Minor 7th

Em6

Minor 6th

Em9

Minor 9th

Eadd9 in other keys

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