E+maj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Augmented Major 7th

28 voicings · augmented

Shell

E · Ab · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Ab · C · Eb · F#

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Eb · F# · Ab · C

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

E · Ab · C · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · E · Ab · Eb

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · Ab · C · E

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · C · Eb · Ab

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · Eb · E · C

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · C · Eb · Ab

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · C · Eb · Ab

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · E · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · Ab · Eb · E

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · C · E · Ab

Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Eb · Ab · C

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · Ab · C · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · C · Eb · E

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · Eb · E · Ab

Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · E · Ab · C

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

E · B · C · Eb · Ab

Root · Perf 5th · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

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 · C · Ab · Eb

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Ab · Eb · C · E

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

C · E · Eb · Ab

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · Ab · E · C

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Eb · E · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

E · C · Eb · Ab

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, Ab

Stride

B · C · Eb · Ab

Perf 5th · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, Ab

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

Em7

Minor 7th

Em6

Minor 6th

Em9

Minor 9th

E+maj7 in other keys

A+maj7 B+maj7 F+maj7 Eb+maj7

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