Em7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th Sharp 11

28 voicings · minor

Shell

E · G · D

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

G · Bb · D · F#

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

D · F# · G · Bb

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

E · G · Bb · D

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · G · D

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · G · Bb · E

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · D · G

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · D · E · Bb

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · D · G · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · D · G · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · E · Bb · D

Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · G · D · E

Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · Bb · E · G

Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · D · G · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · Bb · D

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Bb · D · E

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · D · E · G

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · E · G · Bb

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

E · B · D · G · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

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 · D

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · G · D

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · D · Bb · E

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · D · G

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

D · G · E · Bb

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

D · E · G · Bb · D

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

E · D · G · Bb

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, G, Bb

Stride

B · D · G · Bb

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — D, G, Bb

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More E chords

Emaj7

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

Em6

Minor 6th

Em7#11 in other keys

Am7#11 Bm7#11 Fm7#11 Ebm7#11

Learn about these voicing styles

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