G7b5 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant Flat 5

32 voicings · dominant

Shell

G · B · F

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

B · Db · F · A

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

F · A · B · Db

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

G · B · Db · F

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · B · F

Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · B · Db · G

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · F · B

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · F · G · Db

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

B · F · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

B · F · Db · F · Ab

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

B · F · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

G · Db · F · B

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

G · Db · F · B

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · G · Db · F

Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · B · F · G

Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F · Db · G · B

Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · F · B · Db

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · B · Db · F

Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Db · F · G

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · F · G · B

Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · G · B · Db

Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

G · D · Db · F · B

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

G · B

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

G · F

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · Db · B · F

Root · Dim 5th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · F · Db · G

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Db · G · F · B

Dim 5th · Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F · B · G · Db

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

F · G · B · Db · F

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F5) doubled an octave below (F4) with chord tones in between

Stride

G · Db · F · B

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, F, B

Stride

D · Db · F · B

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, F, B

Cluster

B · Db · D

Maj 3rd · Dim 5th · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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