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F#7#9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Sharp 9 (Hendrix Chord)

19 voicings · dominant

Shell
F# · Bb · E
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4F#3Bb3
Rootless A
Bb · Db · E · A
Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4A4Bb3Db4
Rootless B
E · A · Bb · Db
Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E3A3Bb3Db4
Close
F# · Bb · E · A
Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E5A5F#4Bb4
Upper Structure
Bb · E · A · Db · E
Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4A4E5Bb3Db5
Spread
F# · E · A · Bb
Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4A4F#3Bb4
Spread
F# · E · A · Bb
Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F#3

Right Hand

E5A5Bb5
Drop 3
Bb · F# · E · A
Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Bb3F#4

Right Hand

E5A5
Drop 3
E · Bb · A · F#
Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9 · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4Bb4

Right Hand

A5F#6
Drop 3
A · E · F# · Bb
Sharp 9 · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A4E5

Right Hand

F#6Bb6
Drop 3
F# · A · Bb · E
Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A4F#4

Right Hand

E6Bb5
Open
F# · Db · E · A · Bb
Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4A4F#3Db4Bb4
Two-Note Shell
F# · Bb
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F#3Bb3
Two-Note Shell
F# · E
Root · Min 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E4F#3
Drop 2-4
F# · E · Bb · A
Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4F#3Bb4

Right Hand

A5
Block (Locked Hands)
F# · A · Bb · E · A
Root · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (A5) doubled an octave below (F#4) with chord tones in between

A4E5A5F#4Bb4
Stride
F# · E · A · Bb
Root · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, A, Bb

E4A4Bb4
Stride
Db · E · A · Bb
Perf 5th · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, A, Bb

E4A4Bb4
Cluster
A · Bb · C
Sharp 9 · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11
Right Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A4C5Bb4
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#9 in other keys

B7#9Db7#9G7#9F7#9

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?Upper Structure TriadsBill Evans Voicing StyleJazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start