Breezy chords. need some inspiration!

[Laura Smith]

If you have a triad, add a seventh or a 6th

If you have a 6th chord add a ninth

If you have a m7 add a 4th or a 9th.

Now bunch all the five different notes in the chord up under the melody note as tight as you can.

Now drop the 2nd and 4th highest parts by an octave.

Now you have a nice airy voicing - mostly in 4ths - which is great for brass sections or jazz piano. Not intuitive, but different from triads.

[Lunatique]

Major and Minor 7th chords are awesome for that.

[Cordelia]

If you have a triad, add a seventh or a 6th

If you have a 6th chord add a ninth

If you have a m7 add a 4th or a 9th.

Now bunch all the five different notes in the chord up under the melody note as tight as you can.

Now drop the 2nd and 4th highest parts by an octave.

Now you have a nice airy voicing - mostly in 4ths - which is great for brass sections or jazz piano. Not intuitive, but different from triads.

Well now that just sounds fabulous. Very inspirational. Thank you!

[Dr.Wu]

Try playing a maj chord and put the 9th in the bass or a minor7 chord with the 4th in the bass. That gives you basically the same sort of chord (suspended4th with some addons)
I also like lowering the fifth in a major 7th chord for some exotic dreamy quality like c,e,f#,b
another fab chord for shifting around in parallels is a 13th chord c,e,g,Bb,d,a

[Cordelia]

OK, trying some of that next. This info is really helping me bring a new-ish song to life. I'm just a so-so piano player, been playing guitar/bass for many years. It's easy to get stuck in a guitar chord mindset. I have to start hanging out on this theory forum more often!

[chardin]

If you have a triad, add a seventh or a 6th

If you have a 6th chord add a ninth

If you have a m7 add a 4th or a 9th.

Now bunch all the five different notes in the chord up under the melody note as tight as you can.

Now drop the 2nd and 4th highest parts by an octave.

Now you have a nice airy voicing - mostly in 4ths - which is great for brass sections or jazz piano. Not intuitive, but different from triads.

Any chance to see a sample fingering for such a chord? I'm not a very good piano player and the step where you "bunch all five notes" lost me. Thanks.