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Dbadd9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Add 9

13 voicings · major

Shell
Db · F · Eb
Root · Maj 3rd · 9th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F3Db3Eb4
Close
Db · F · Ab · Eb
Root · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4Db4Ab4Eb5
Spread
Db · Eb · F · Ab
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F4Db3Eb4Ab4
Spread
Db · Eb · F · Ab
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Db3

Right Hand

F5Eb5Ab5
Drop 3
F · Db · Ab · Eb
Maj 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F3

Right Hand

Db4Ab4Eb5
Drop 3
Ab · F · Eb · Db
Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4Ab3

Right Hand

Eb5Db6
Drop 3
Eb · Ab · Db · F
9th · Perf 5th · Root · Maj 3rd
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Eb4Ab4

Right Hand

F6Db6
Drop 3
Db · Eb · F · Ab
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F6Db5Eb5Ab6
Two-Note Shell
Db · F
Root · Maj 3rd
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced
F3Db3
Drop 2-4
Db · Ab · F · Eb
Root · Perf 5th · Maj 3rd · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

F4Db3Ab3

Right Hand

Eb5
Block (Locked Hands)
Db · Eb · F · Ab · Eb
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · 9th
Both Hands
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

F4Db4Eb4Ab4Eb5
Stride
Db · Eb · F · Ab
Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th
Left Hand
Difficulty
1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F, Ab

F3Eb3Ab3
Stride
Ab · Eb · F · Ab
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 — Ab3

Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — Eb, F, Ab

F4Eb4Ab4
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Dbmaj7

Major 7th

Db6

Major 6th

Db6/9

Major 6/9

Dbmaj9

Major 9th

Dbmaj13

Major 13th

Dbmaj7#11

Lydian

Db+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dbm7

Minor 7th

Dbm6

Minor 6th

Dbm9

Minor 9th

Dbadd9 in other keys

F#add9Abadd9Dadd9Cadd9

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