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Gmaj13 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 13th

17 voicings · major

Shell
G · B · F#
Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3B3F#4
Rootless A
B · E · F# · A
Maj 3rd · 13th · Maj 7th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3E4A4F#4
Rootless B
F# · A · B · E
Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · 13th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3B3E4F#3
Close
G · B · F# · E
Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 13th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G4B4F#5

Right Hand

E6
Spread
G · E · F# · B
Root · 13th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3E4B4F#4
Spread
G · E · F# · B
Root · 13th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G3

Right Hand

E5B5F#5
Drop 3
B · G · F# · E
Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 13th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3G4

Right Hand

E6F#5
Drop 3
F# · B · E · G
Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4F#4

Right Hand

E6G6
Drop 3
E · F# · G · B
13th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
E5G6B6F#5
Drop 3
G · E · B · F#
Root · 13th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G4

Right Hand

E5B5F#6
Open
G · D · E · F# · B
Root · Perf 5th · 13th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3D4E4B4F#4
Two-Note Shell
G · B
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3B3
Two-Note Shell
G · F#
Root · Maj 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3F#4
Drop 2-4
E · B · G · F#
13th · Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4B4G5

Right Hand

F#6
Block (Locked Hands)
G · B · E · F# · E
Root · Maj 3rd · 13th · Maj 7th · 13th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (E6) doubled an octave below (G4) with chord tones in between

Left Hand

G4B4E5F#5

Right Hand

E6
Stride
G · E · F# · B
Root · 13th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — G3

G3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, B

E4B4F#4
Stride
D · E · F# · B
Perf 5th · 13th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

D3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, B

E4B4F#4
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More G chords

Gmaj7

Major 7th

G6

Major 6th

G6/9

Major 6/9

Gmaj9

Major 9th

Gmaj7#11

Lydian

Gadd9

Add 9

G+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Gm7

Minor 7th

Gm6

Minor 6th

Gm9

Minor 9th

Gmaj13 in other keys

Cmaj13Dmaj13Abmaj13F#maj13

Learn about these voicing styles

What Are Shell Voicings?What Are Rootless Voicings?Bill Evans Voicing StyleJazz Piano Voicings for Beginners — Where to Start