Em6 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6th

26 voicings · minor

Shell

E · G · Db

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

E · G · B · Db

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · E · G · Db

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · B · E

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · B · Db · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · E · B

Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · E · B · Db

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · G · Db · E

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · B · E · G

Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · B · Db

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · B · Db · E

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Db · E · G

Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · E · G · B

Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

E · B · Db · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

E · G

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

E · Db

Root · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · B · G · Db

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · Db · B · E

Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · E · Db · G

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Db · G · E · B

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Db · E · G · B · Db

Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Db5) doubled an octave below (Db4) with chord tones in between

Stride

E · Db · G · B

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, G, B

Stride

B · Db · G · B

Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, G, B

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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Major 7th

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

Em9

Minor 9th

Em6 in other keys

Am6 Bm6 Fm6 Ebm6

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