Eb7b9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Flat 9

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

Eb · G · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

G · Bb · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Flat 9

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Db · E · G · Bb

Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Eb · G · Db · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

G · Db · E · Ab · B

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

G · Db · B · Eb · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Eb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Eb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · Eb · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · G · E · Eb

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Flat 9 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Db · Eb · G

Flat 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · E · G · Db

Root · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Eb · Bb · Db · E · G

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Eb · G

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Eb · Db

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · Db · G · E

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Eb · E · G · Db · E

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (E5) doubled an octave below (Eb4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Eb · Db · E · G

Root · Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, G

Stride

Bb · Db · E · G

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, G

Cluster

E · F · G

Flat 9 · 9th · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More Eb chords

Ebmaj7

Major 7th

Eb6

Major 6th

Eb6/9

Major 6/9

Ebmaj9

Major 9th

Ebmaj13

Major 13th

Ebmaj7#11

Lydian

Ebadd9

Add 9

Eb+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Ebm7

Minor 7th

Ebm6

Minor 6th

Eb7b9 in other keys

Ab7b9 Bb7b9 E7b9 D7b9

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