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Em9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 9th

19 voicings · minor

Shell
E · G · D
Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3G3D4
Rootless A
G · B · D · F#
Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3B3D4F#4
Rootless B
D · F# · G · B
Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D3G3B3F#3
Close
E · G · D · F#
Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4G4D5F#5
Spread
E · D · F# · G
Root · Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3D4G4F#4
Spread
E · D · F# · G
Root · Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3

Right Hand

D5G5F#5
Drop 3
G · E · D · F#
Min 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G3E4

Right Hand

D5F#5
Drop 3
D · G · F# · E
Min 7th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D4G4

Right Hand

E6F#5
Drop 3
F# · D · E · G
9th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D5F#4

Right Hand

E6G6
Drop 3
E · F# · G · D
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4F#4

Right Hand

G5D6
So What
E · A · D · G · B
Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3A3D4G4B4
So What
B · E · A · D · F#
Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3E4A4D5F#5
Open
E · B · D · F# · G
Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3B3D4G4F#4
Two-Note Shell
E · G
Root · Min 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3G3
Two-Note Shell
E · D
Root · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3D4
Drop 2-4
E · D · G · F#
Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E3D4G4

Right Hand

F#5
Block (Locked Hands)
E · F# · G · D · F#
Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

E4G4D5F#4F#5
Stride
E · D · F# · G
Root · Min 7th · 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 — D, F#, G

D4G4F#4
Stride
B · D · F# · G
Perf 5th · Min 7th · 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 — D, F#, G

D4G4F#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

Em9 in other keys

Am9Bm9Fm9Ebm9

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?Bill Evans Voicing StyleJazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start