F#7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian Dominant

20 voicings · dominant

Shell

F# · Bb · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Bb · C · E · Ab

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

E · Ab · Bb · C

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

F# · Bb · E · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

Bb · E · C · E · G

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

Bb · E · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 13th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

F# · C · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F# · C · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · F# · E · C

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Bb · C · F#

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · E · F# · Bb

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · C · Bb · E

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

F# · Db · C · E · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F# · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F# · E

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

C · Bb · F# · E

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

F# · Bb · C · E · C

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (C6) doubled an octave below (F#4) with chord tones in between

Stride

F# · C · E · Bb

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, Bb

Stride

Db · C · E · Bb

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, Bb

Cluster

Bb · C · Db

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More F# chords

F#maj7

Major 7th

F#6

Major 6th

F#6/9

Major 6/9

F#maj9

Major 9th

F#maj13

Major 13th

F#maj7#11

Lydian

F#add9

Add 9

F#+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

F#m7

Minor 7th

F#m6

Minor 6th

F#7#11 in other keys

B7#11 Db7#11 G7#11 F7#11

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