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Root Position
(3rd's & 7th's may be Major or minor)| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| Root and 7th | 3rd, extensions (13th,9th, etc.) |
| Root and 3rd | 7th, extensions (9th,13th, etc.) |
Dominant 7
(3rd's are Major / 7th's are minor)| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| 3rd, 7th, 9th or 7th, 3rd, 13th | 9th, 5th, Root |
| 3rd, 13th, 7th, 9th or 7th, 9th, 3rd, 13th | octave voicings (9th,13th,9th or
Root,13th,Root) or the triad built on the 9th (Ex: C7 plus a D triad =C7#11) |
Major 7th
(3rd's & 7th's are Major)| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| Root position or inversion | (13th, 9th, 13th or 5th, 9th, 5th or 7th, 3rd, 7th) |
| 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th or inversion | the triad built on the 9th (Ex: Cmaj7 plus a D triad) |
| 3rd, 6th, 9th or inversion | 5th, Root, 3rd or inversion |
| 7th, 3rd, 13th or inversion | 9th, 5th, Root or inversion |
| 3rd, 6th, 9th | 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th |
Minor 7th
(3rd's & 7th's are minor)| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th or inversion | the triad built on the 7th,(Ex:
Cmin7 plus a Bb triad) or a min7 chord built on the 5th, (Ex: Cmin7 plus a Gmin7) or octave voicing (9th, 5th, 9th or 5th, 9th, 5th or 13th, 9th, 13th) |
| Root, 4th, 7th or inversion | 3rd, 5th, Root or inversion |
Minor 7th flat 5 (Half Diminished)
(3rd's & 7th's are minor)| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| root position or inversion | the triad built on the the 7th, (Ex: Cm7b5 plus a Bb triad) |
| 3rd, b5th, 7th, 9th | octave voicing (9th, 3rd, 9th or 13th, 7th, 13th) |
Altered Dominant 7ths
(3rd's are Major / 7th's are minor)| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| 3rd, 7th, b9 or 7th, 3rd, b13th or 3rd, 7th, #9th or 3rd, b13th, 7th, b9th or 7th, b9th, 3rd, b13th or 3rd, b13th ,7th, #9th or 7th,#9th ,3rd, b13th |
use altered extensions which are not present in the left hand voicings. Employ triad voicings: minor triad built on the b9, major triad built on the #4 major triad built on the b13 (Ex: C7 plus a Dbm triad, Gb triad, Ab triad) |
Dominant 7 Suspended 4th
| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| Root, 4th, 7th | 9th, 4th, 13th, Root |
| Root, 5th, 9th | 7th, 4th, Root |
Octatonic Voicings
| LEFT HAND | RIGHT HAND |
| C | F#, B, D# |
| Eb | A, D, F# |
| F# | C, F, A |
| A | Eb, Ab, C |
| C# | G, C, E |
| E | Bb, Eb, G |
| F# | C, F, A |
| A | Eb, Ab, C |
| D | Ab, Db, F |
| F | B, E, G# |
| G# | D, G, B |
| B | E, A, C# |
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