Db6/9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 6/9

15 voicings · major

Shell

Db · F · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Db · F · Bb · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Db · Eb · F · Bb

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Db · Eb · F · Bb

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · Db · Bb · Eb

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · F · Eb · Db

Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · Bb · Db · F

9th · Maj 6th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Eb · F · Bb

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Db · Ab · Eb · F · Bb

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Two-Note Shell

Db · F

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Db · Bb

Root · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Db · Bb · F · Eb

Root · Maj 6th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Db · Eb · F · Bb · Eb

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Eb5) doubled an octave below (Db4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Db · Eb · F · Bb

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F, Bb

Stride

Ab · Eb · F · Bb

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 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F, Bb

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More Db chords

Dbmaj7

Major 7th

Db6

Major 6th

Dbmaj9

Major 9th

Dbmaj13

Major 13th

Dbmaj7#11

Lydian

Dbadd9

Add 9

Db+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dbm7

Minor 7th

Dbm6

Minor 6th

Dbm9

Minor 9th

Db6/9 in other keys

F#6/9 Ab6/9 D6/9 C6/9

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