Magic Voicings

Dan Haerle

1. F 13
#9
B 7# 5 C mi69 b
E M7#11 A m7b5 G aeolian D phrygian

w ww ww ww ww ww ww
& c b www b ww b ww b ww b ww b ww b ww
2. F 13
#9
B 7#5 C mi69 b
E M7#11 A m7b5 G aeolian D phrygian

& b www b wwww b wwww b wwww b wwww b wwww b wwww

w
Voicing 1. in all 12 keys
w www bw #w
& b www www bw w b b www # # n www
bw b b www

& # # # www # # #n wwww # # wwww # wwww ww ww

nw ww b ww
Voicing 2. in all 12 keys

& b www b www b b www

w w b www w b b b wwww # ## wwww
w

& # ## wwww www www b www

# ## wwww #
# w www w w
#w

Voicing 1. and 2. are inversions of each other. Select a chord root and play them in all 12 keys.

Observe the interval structure of the voicings: Voicing 1. has a major 3rd, a whole step and a
perfect 4th. Voicing 2. has a perfect 4th, a half step and a major 3rd.

Also, notice on which chord tone the voicing is built. For example, for a dominant 13th,
voicing 1. is built on the 7th but voicing 2. is built on the 3rd. For a minor7b5, voicing 1. is
built on the b5 but voicing 2. is built on the root.

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