Ebmaj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 7th

28 voicings · major

Shell

Eb · G · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

G · Bb · D · F

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

D · F · G · Bb

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Eb · G · Bb · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · Eb · G · D

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · G · Bb · Eb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · Bb · D · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · D · Eb · Bb

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Eb · D · G · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Eb · D · G · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · Eb · Bb · D

Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · G · D · Eb

Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · Bb · Eb · G

Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · D · G · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · G · Bb · D

Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Bb · D · Eb

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · D · Eb · G

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Eb · Bb · D · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 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 · D

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · Bb · G · D

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · D · Bb · Eb

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · Eb · D · G

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

D · G · Eb · Bb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

D · Eb · G · Bb · D

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Eb · D · G · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Eb3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, G, Bb

Stride

Bb · D · G · Bb

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Bb3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, G, Bb

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Eb chords

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

Ebm9

Minor 9th

Ebmaj7 in other keys

Abmaj7 Bbmaj7 Emaj7 Dmaj7

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