Fø7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Half-Diminished (Minor 7 Flat 5)

28 voicings · diminished

Shell

F · Ab · Eb

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Ab · B · Eb · G

Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Eb · G · Ab · B

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

F · Ab · B · Eb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · F · Ab · Eb

Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · Ab · B · F

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · B · Eb · Ab

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · Eb · F · B

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F · Eb · Ab · B

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

F · Eb · Ab · B

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Ab · F · B · Eb

Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · Ab · Eb · F

Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · B · F · Ab

Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F · Eb · Ab · B

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · Ab · B · Eb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · B · Eb · F

Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Eb · F · Ab

Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · F · Ab · B

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

F · C · Eb · Ab · B

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F · Ab

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

F · Eb

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F · B · Ab · Eb

Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Ab · Eb · B · F

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · F · Eb · Ab

Dim 5th · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Eb · Ab · F · B

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Eb · F · Ab · B · Eb

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Eb5) doubled an octave below (Eb4) with chord tones in between

Stride

F · Eb · Ab · B

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — F3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, Ab, B

Stride

C · Eb · Ab · B

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — C3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, Ab, B

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More F chords

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

Fø7 in other keys

Bbø7 Cø7 F#ø7 Eø7

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?What Is a Drop 2 Voicing?Bill Evans Voicing Style Jazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start