Dbmaj13 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 13th

17 voicings · major

Shell

Db · F · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F · Bb · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · 13th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · Eb · F · Bb

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · 13th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Db · F · C · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Db · C · F · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

Db · C · F · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · Db · C · Bb

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · F · Bb · Db

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Bb · C · Db · F

13th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · Bb · F · C

Root · 13th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Db · Ab · C · F · Bb

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th

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 · C

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Bb · F · Db · C

13th · Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Db · F · Bb · C · Bb

Root · Maj 3rd · 13th · Maj 7th · 13th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Bb5) doubled an octave below (Db4) with chord tones in between

Left Hand

Right Hand

Stride

Db · C · F · Bb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, Bb

Stride

Ab · C · F · Bb

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 13th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, Bb

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Db chords

Dbmaj7

Major 7th

Db6

Major 6th

Db6/9

Major 6/9

Dbmaj9

Major 9th

Dbmaj7#11

Lydian

Dbadd9

Add 9

Db+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dbm7

Minor 7th

Dbm6

Minor 6th

Dbm9

Minor 9th

Dbmaj13 in other keys

F#maj13 Abmaj13 Dmaj13 Cmaj13

Learn about these voicing styles

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