Dbmaj9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 9th

17 voicings · major

Shell

Db · F · C

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F · Ab · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · Eb · F · Ab

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

Db · F · C · Eb

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Db · C · Eb · F

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

Db · C · Eb · F

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · Db · C · Eb

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · F · Eb · Db

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Eb · C · Db · F

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · Eb · F · C

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

Db · Ab · C · Eb · F

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Db · C · F · Eb

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

Db · Eb · F · C · Eb

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

Db · C · Eb · F

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Db3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, F

Stride

Ab · C · Eb · F

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — Ab3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, Eb, F

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More Db chords

Dbmaj7

Major 7th

Db6

Major 6th

Db6/9

Major 6/9

Dbmaj13

Major 13th

Dbmaj7#11

Lydian

Dbadd9

Add 9

Db+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dbm7

Minor 7th

Dbm6

Minor 6th

Dbm9

Minor 9th

Dbmaj9 in other keys

F#maj9 Abmaj9 Dmaj9 Cmaj9

Learn about these voicing styles

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