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Gmaj9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 9th

17 voicings · major

Shell
G · B · F#
Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3B3F#4
Rootless A
B · D · F# · A
Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
B3D4A4F#4
Rootless B
F# · A · B · D
Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
A3B3D4F#3
Close
G · B · F# · A
Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G4B4A5F#5
Spread
G · F# · A · B
Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3A4B4F#4
Spread
G · F# · A · B
Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G3

Right Hand

A5B5F#5
Drop 3
B · G · F# · A
Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B3G4

Right Hand

A5F#5
Drop 3
F# · B · A · G
Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

B4F#4

Right Hand

A5G6
Drop 3
A · F# · G · B
9th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A4F#5

Right Hand

G6B6
Drop 3
G · A · B · F#
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G4A4

Right Hand

B5F#6
Open
G · D · F# · A · B
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
G3D4A4B4F#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
G · F# · B · A
Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

G3

Right Hand

B4A5F#4
Block (Locked Hands)
G · A · B · F# · A
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (A5) doubled an octave below (G4) with chord tones in between

G4A4B4A5F#5
Stride
G · F# · A · B
Root · Maj 7th · 9th · 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 — F#, A, B

A4B4F#4
Stride
D · F# · A · B
Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · 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 — F#, A, B

A4B4F#4
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More G chords

Gmaj7

Major 7th

G6

Major 6th

G6/9

Major 6/9

Gmaj13

Major 13th

Gmaj7#11

Lydian

Gadd9

Add 9

G+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Gm7

Minor 7th

Gm6

Minor 6th

Gm9

Minor 9th

Gmaj9 in other keys

Cmaj9Dmaj9Abmaj9F#maj9

Learn about these voicing styles

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