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Dadd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Add 9

13 voicings · major

Shell
D · F# · E
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D3E4F#3
Close
D · F# · A · E
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D4A4E5F#4
Spread
D · E · F# · A
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D3E4A4F#4
Spread
D · E · F# · A
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D3

Right Hand

E5A5F#5
Drop 3
F# · D · A · E
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F#3

Right Hand

D4A4E5
Drop 3
A · F# · E · D
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

A3F#4

Right Hand

E5D6
Drop 3
E · A · D · F#
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

E4A4

Right Hand

D6F#6
Drop 3
D · E · F# · A
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D5E5A6F#6
Two-Note Shell
D · F#
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
D3F#3
Drop 2-4
D · A · F# · E
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

D3A3F#4

Right Hand

E5
Block (Locked Hands)
D · E · F# · A · E
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

D4E4A4E5F#4
Stride
D · E · F# · A
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

D3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, A

E3A3F#3
Stride
A · E · F# · A
Perf 5th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

A3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, A

E4A4F#4
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Major 6th

D6/9

Major 6/9

Dmaj9

Major 9th

Dmaj13

Major 13th

Dmaj7#11

Lydian

D+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dm7

Minor 7th

Dm6

Minor 6th

Dm9

Minor 9th

Dadd9 in other keys

Gadd9Aadd9Ebadd9Dbadd9

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