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Fadd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Add 9

13 voicings · major

Shell
F · A · G
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F3A3G4
Close
F · A · C · G
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4A4C5G5
Spread
F · C · G · A
Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F3C4G4A4
Spread
F · C · G · A
Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F3

Right Hand

C5G5A5
Drop 3
A · F · C · G
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A3

Right Hand

F4C5G5
Drop 3
C · A · G · F
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

C4A4

Right Hand

G5F6
Drop 3
G · C · F · A
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G4C5

Right Hand

F6A6
Drop 3
F · G · A · C
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F5G5A6C7
Two-Note Shell
F · A
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F3A3
Drop 2-4
F · C · A · G
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F3C4A4

Right Hand

G5
Block (Locked Hands)
F · G · A · C · G
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (G5) doubled an octave below (F4) with chord tones in between

F4G4A4C5G5
Stride
F · C · G · A
Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

F3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, G, A

C4G4A4
Stride
C · C · G · A
Perf 5th · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

C3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, G, A

C4G4A4
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More F chords

Fmaj7

Major 7th

F6

Major 6th

F6/9

Major 6/9

Fmaj9

Major 9th

Fmaj13

Major 13th

Fmaj7#11

Lydian

F+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Fm7

Minor 7th

Fm6

Minor 6th

Fm9

Minor 9th

Fadd9 in other keys

Bbadd9Cadd9F#add9Eadd9

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