Dbm7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th Sharp 11

28 voicings · minor

Shell

Db · E · B

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

E · G · B · Eb

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

B · Eb · E · G

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Db · E · G · B

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

G · Db · E · B

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · E · G · Db

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · G · B · E

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

E · B · Db · G

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Db · E · G · B

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Db · E · G · B

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Db · G · B

Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

G · E · B · Db

Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · G · Db · E

Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · B · E · G

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · E · G · B

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

E · G · B · Db

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

G · B · Db · E

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · Db · E · G

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

Db · Ab · E · G · B

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

Db · G · E · B

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

E · B · G · Db

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

G · Db · B · E

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

B · E · Db · G

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

B · Db · E · G · B

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (B4) doubled an octave below (B3) with chord tones in between

Stride

Db · E · G · B

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, G, B

Stride

Ab · E · G · B

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · 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, G, B

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

Dbm7#11 in other keys

F#m7#11 Abm7#11 Dm7#11 Cm7#11

Learn about these voicing styles

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