Em(maj7) Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor-Major 7th

30 voicings · minor

Shell

E · G · Eb

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

G · B · Eb · F#

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Eb · F# · G · B

Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

E · G · B · Eb

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · E · G · Eb

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · G · B · E

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · B · Eb · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Eb · E · B

Min 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Eb · G · B

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Eb · G · B

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · E · B · Eb

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · G · Eb · E

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · B · E · G

Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Eb · G · B

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · B · Eb

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · B · Eb · E

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Eb · E · G

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · E · G · B

Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

E · A · D · G · B

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

B · E · A · D · F#

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

E · B · Eb · G

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Min 3rd

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 · Eb

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · B · G · Eb

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · Eb · B · E

Min 3rd · Maj 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · E · Eb · G

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · G · E · B

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Eb · E · G · B · Eb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

E · Eb · G · B

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, G, B

Stride

B · Eb · G · B

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, G, B

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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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

Em(maj7) in other keys

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