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Em6/9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6/9

15 voicings · minor

Shell
E · G · Db
Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3G3Db4
Close
E · G · Db · F#
Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4G4Db5F#5
Spread
E · Db · F# · G
Root · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3G4Db4F#4
Spread
E · Db · F# · G
Root · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3

Right Hand

G5Db5F#5
Drop 3
G · E · Db · F#
Min 3rd · Root · Maj 6th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G3

Right Hand

E4Db5F#5
Drop 3
Db · G · F# · E
Maj 6th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G4Db4

Right Hand

E6F#5
Drop 3
F# · Db · E · G
9th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F#4Db5

Right Hand

E6G6
Drop 3
E · F# · G · Db
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4F#4

Right Hand

G5Db6
Open
E · B · Db · F# · G
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3B3G4Db4F#4
Two-Note Shell
E · G
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3G3
Two-Note Shell
E · Db
Root · Maj 6th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3Db4
Drop 2-4
E · Db · G · F#
Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3G4Db4

Right Hand

F#5
Block (Locked Hands)
E · F# · G · Db · F#
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

E4G4F#4Db5F#5
Stride
E · Db · F# · G
Root · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, F#, G

G4Db4F#4
Stride
B · Db · F# · G
Perf 5th · Maj 6th · 9th · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, F#, G

G4Db4F#4
Hear this chord with different voicings →

More E chords

Emaj7

Major 7th

E6

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

Em6

Minor 6th

Em6/9 in other keys

Am6/9Bm6/9Fm6/9Ebm6/9

Learn about these voicing styles

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