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Halt Piano Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand B2 · A3 fingers 5–1
Right hand F4 · D5 · Eb5 fingers 1–4–5

How to play the Halt chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play B2 and A3 with the left hand and F4, D5 and Eb5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–4–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Halt chord

Other names: H altered, H alt

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: H altered chord

Intervals and tones in Halt chord

Note Interval
H Root
Eb Major 3rd
F Diminished 5th
A Minor 7th
D Augmented 9th

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