D6/9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 6/9

15 voicings · major

Shell

D · F# · B

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

D · F# · B · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · E · F# · B

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

D · E · F# · B

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · D · B · E

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · F# · E · D

Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · B · D · F#

9th · Maj 6th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · E · F# · B

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

D · A · E · F# · B

Root · Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Two-Note Shell

D · F#

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · B

Root · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · B · F# · E

Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

D · E · F# · B · E

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (E5) doubled an octave below (D4) with chord tones in between

Stride

D · E · F# · B

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, B

Stride

A · E · F# · B

Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, B

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More D chords

Dmaj7

Major 7th

D6

Major 6th

Dmaj9

Major 9th

Dmaj13

Major 13th

Dmaj7#11

Lydian

Dadd9

Add 9

D+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dm7

Minor 7th

Dm6

Minor 6th

Dm9

Minor 9th

D6/9 in other keys

G6/9 A6/9 Eb6/9 Db6/9

Learn about these voicing styles

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