Em(maj9) Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor-Major 9th

18 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

Close

E · G · Eb · F#

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Eb · F# · G

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

E · Eb · F# · G

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · E · Eb · F#

Min 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · G · F# · E

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · Eb · E · G

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · F# · G · Eb

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

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

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 · Eb · G · F#

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

E · F# · G · Eb · F#

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

E · Eb · F# · G

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — E3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, G

Stride

B · Eb · F# · G

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — B3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, G

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

Em(maj9) in other keys

Am(maj9)Bm(maj9)Fm(maj9)Ebm(maj9)

Learn about these voicing styles

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