Emaj7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian

30 voicings · major

Shell

E · Ab · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Ab · Bb · Eb · F#

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Eb · F# · Ab · Bb

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

E · Ab · Bb · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · Ab · Eb

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · Ab · Bb · E

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · Eb · Ab

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · Eb · E · Bb

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Eb · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Eb · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · E · Bb · Eb

Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · Ab · Eb · E

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · Bb · E · Ab

Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Eb · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · Ab · Bb · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · Bb · Eb · E

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · Eb · E · Ab

Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · E · Ab · Bb

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

E · Bb · Eb · Ab

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

B · E · Bb · Eb

Perf 5th · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

E · B · Eb · Ab · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

E · Ab

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

E · Eb

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · Ab · Eb

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Ab · Eb · Bb · E

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · Eb · Ab

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Eb · Ab · E · Bb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Eb · E · Ab · Bb · Eb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Eb5) doubled an octave below (Eb4) with chord tones in between

Stride

E · Eb · Ab · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 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 — Eb, Ab, Bb

Stride

B · Eb · Ab · Bb

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 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 — Eb, Ab, Bb

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