Gø7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Half-Diminished (Minor 7 Flat 5)

28 voicings · diminished

Shell

G · Bb · F

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

Bb · Db · F · A

Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

F · A · Bb · Db

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

G · Bb · Db · F

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · Bb · F

Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · Bb · Db · G

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · F · Bb

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · F · G · Db

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

G · Db · F · Bb

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

G · Db · F · Bb

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · G · Db · F

Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · Bb · F · G

Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

F · Db · G · Bb

Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · F · Bb · Db

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Bb · Db · F

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · Db · F · G

Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · F · G · Bb

Dim 5th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · G · Bb · Db

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

G · D · Db · F · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

G · Bb

Root · Min 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 · Bb · F

Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Bb · F · Db · G

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Db · G · F · Bb

Dim 5th · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F · Bb · G · Db

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

F · G · Bb · Db · F

Min 7th · Root · Min 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 · Bb

Root · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 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, Bb

Stride

D · Db · F · Bb

Perf 5th · Dim 5th · Min 7th · Min 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, Bb

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More G chords

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

Gø7 in other keys

Cø7 Dø7 Abø7 F#ø7

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