Browse Practical Piano Chord Voicings
Large extended chords rarely fit comfortably under one hand. Pick a chord below to see the practical voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are left out, and why. For the underlying concepts — inversions, shells, rootless voicings — see the Piano Chord Voicings guide.
Dominant extended voicings
- C9C9 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- C11C11 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- C13C13 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- G13G13 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- F13F13 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
Minor extended voicings
- C minor 9C minor 9 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- C minor 11C minor 11 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- C minor 13C minor 13 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
Major extended voicings
- C major 9C major 9 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- C major 11C major 11 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.
- C major 13C major 13 piano chord voicings: the full theoretical spelling, the practical reduced voicing pianists actually play, exactly which tones are omitted and why, and links to every related chord.