F#m(maj9) Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor-Major 9th

18 voicings · minor

Shell

F# · A · F

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

A · Db · F · Ab

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

F · Ab · A · Db

Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

F# · A · F · Ab

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F# · F · Ab · A

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F# · F · Ab · A

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · F# · F · Ab

Min 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · A · Ab · F#

Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · F · F# · A

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · Ab · A · F

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

So What

F# · B · E · A · Db

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

Db · F# · B · E · Ab

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F# · A

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F# · F

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · F · A · Ab

Root · Maj 7th · Min 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

F# · Ab · A · F · Ab

Root · 9th · Min 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Ab5) doubled an octave below (F#4) with chord tones in between

Stride

F# · F · Ab · A

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F#3

Beat 2 & 4 — F, Ab, A

Stride

Db · F · Ab · A

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 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — F, Ab, A

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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Major 7th

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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#m(maj9) in other keys

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Learn about these voicing styles

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