Db°7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Diminished 7th

26 voicings · diminished

Shell

Db · E · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Db · E · G · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · E · Bb

Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Bb · E · G · Db

Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · Bb · E

Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · Bb · Db · G

Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Db · E · G · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Db · E · G · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Db · G · Bb

Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · E · Bb · Db

Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Bb · G · Db · E

Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · Bb · E · G

Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · E · G · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · Bb · Db

Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · Bb · Db · E

Dim 5th · Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Bb · Db · E · G

Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Db · Ab · E · G · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Two-Note Shell

Db · E

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

Db · Bb

Root · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Db · G · E · Bb

Root · Dim 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · Bb · G · Db

Min 3rd · Dim 7th · Dim 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · Db · Bb · E

Dim 5th · Root · Dim 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Bb · E · Db · G

Dim 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Dim 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Bb · Db · E · G · Bb

Dim 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Bb4) doubled an octave below (Bb3) with chord tones in between

Stride

Db · E · G · Bb

Root · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, G, Bb

Stride

Ab · E · G · Bb

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Dim 5th · Dim 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, G, Bb

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Db chords

Dbmaj7

Major 7th

Db6

Major 6th

Db6/9

Major 6/9

Dbmaj9

Major 9th

Dbmaj13

Major 13th

Dbmaj7#11

Lydian

Dbadd9

Add 9

Db+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dbm7

Minor 7th

Dbm6

Minor 6th

Db°7 in other keys

F#°7 Ab°7 D°7 C°7

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