F+maj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Augmented Major 7th

28 voicings · augmented

Shell

F · A · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

A · Db · E · G

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

E · G · A · Db

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

F · A · Db · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · F · A · E

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · A · Db · F

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · Db · E · A

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · E · F · Db

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F · Db · E · A

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F · Db · E · A

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

A · F · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · A · E · F

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

E · Db · F · A

Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F · E · A · Db

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · A · Db · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · Db · E · F

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · E · F · A

Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · F · A · Db

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

F · C · Db · E · A

Root · Perf 5th · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F · A

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F · E

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F · Db · A · E

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

A · E · Db · F

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Db · F · E · A

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

E · A · F · Db

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

E · F · A · Db · E

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (E5) doubled an octave below (E4) with chord tones in between

Stride

F · Db · E · A

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, A

Stride

C · Db · E · A

Perf 5th · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, A

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Fmaj7

Major 7th

Major 6th

F6/9

Major 6/9

Fmaj9

Major 9th

Fmaj13

Major 13th

Fmaj7#11

Lydian

Fadd9

Add 9

F+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Fm7

Minor 7th

Fm6

Minor 6th

F+maj7 in other keys

Bb+maj7 C+maj7 F#+maj7 E+maj7

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