D9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Dominant 9th

24 voicings · dominant

Shell

D · F# · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F# · A · C · E

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · E · F# · A

Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

D · F# · C · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · Eb · G · Bb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 9 · 11th · Flat 13

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · F · A · C

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 9 · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · G · B · D

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 11th · 13th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Upper Structure

F# · C · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Flat 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

F# · C · Bb · D · F

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · Flat 13 · Root · Sharp 9

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Upper Structure

F# · C · B · Eb · F#

Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 13th · Flat 9 · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

D · C · E · F#

Root · Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · E · F#

Root · Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · D · C · E

Maj 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · F# · E · D

Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · C · D · F#

9th · Min 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · E · F# · C

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

D · A · C · E · F#

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · F#

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · C

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · C · F# · E

Root · Min 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

D · E · F# · C · E

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

D · C · E · F#

Root · Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, F#

Stride

A · C · E · F#

Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, E, F#

Cluster

F# · Ab · A · Bb

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Perf 5th · Flat 13

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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More D chords

Dmaj7

Major 7th

Major 6th

D6/9

Major 6/9

Dmaj9

Major 9th

Dmaj13

Major 13th

Dmaj7#11

Lydian

Dadd9

Add 9

D+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dm7

Minor 7th

Dm6

Minor 6th

D9 in other keys

G9 A9 Eb9 Db9

Learn about these voicing styles

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