Dbm11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 11th

21 voicings · minor

Shell

Db · E · B

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · Ab · B · F#

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 11th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

B · E · F# · Ab

Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Db · E · B · F#

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Db · E · F# · B

Root · Min 3rd · 11th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Db · E · F# · B

Root · Min 3rd · 11th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Db · B · F#

Min 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

B · E · F# · Db

Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · B · Db · E

11th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · F# · E · B

Root · 11th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Quartal

Db · F# · B · E

Root · 11th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

Ab · Db · F# · B

Perf 5th · Root · 11th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

Db · F# · B · E · Ab

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

Ab · Db · F# · B · Eb

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Db · Ab · E · F# · B

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · 11th · Min 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 · B

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

F# · E · Db · B

11th · Min 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Db · E · F# · B · F#

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (F#5) doubled an octave below (Db4) with chord tones in between

Stride

Db · E · F# · B

Root · Min 3rd · 11th · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, B

Stride

Ab · E · F# · B

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · 11th · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — E, F#, B

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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

Dbm11 in other keys

F#m11 Abm11 Dm11 Cm11

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