G+maj7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Augmented Major 7th

28 voicings · augmented

Shell

G · B · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

B · Eb · F# · A

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

F# · A · B · Eb

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

G · B · Eb · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Eb · G · B · F#

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · B · Eb · G

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Eb · F# · B

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · F# · G · Eb

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

G · Eb · F# · B

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

G · Eb · F# · B

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · G · Eb · F#

Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Eb · B · F# · G

Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F# · Eb · G · B

Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · F# · B · Eb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · B · Eb · F#

Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Eb · F# · G

Maj 3rd · Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Eb · F# · G · B

Aug 5th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · G · B · Eb

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Aug 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

G · D · Eb · F# · B

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · Eb · B · F#

Root · Aug 5th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · F# · Eb · G

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Aug 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Eb · G · F# · B

Aug 5th · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · B · G · Eb

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Aug 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

F# · G · B · Eb · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F#5) doubled an octave below (F#4) with chord tones in between

Stride

G · Eb · F# · B

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 — G3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, B

Stride

D · Eb · F# · B

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 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F#, B

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Gmaj7

Major 7th

Major 6th

G6/9

Major 6/9

Gmaj9

Major 9th

Gmaj13

Major 13th

Gmaj7#11

Lydian

Gadd9

Add 9

G+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Gm7

Minor 7th

Gm6

Minor 6th

G+maj7 in other keys

C+maj7 D+maj7 Ab+maj7 F#+maj7

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