Dm11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 11th

21 voicings · minor

Shell

D · F · C

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F · A · C · G

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 11th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · F · G · A

Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

D · F · C · G

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F · G

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F · G

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · D · C · G

Min 3rd · Root · Min 7th · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

C · F · G · D

Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

G · C · D · F

11th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · G · F · C

Root · 11th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Quartal

D · G · C · F

Root · 11th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

A · D · G · C

Perf 5th · Root · 11th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

D · G · C · F · A

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

So What

A · D · G · C · E

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

D · A · C · F · G

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · F

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · C

Root · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

G · F · D · C

11th · Min 3rd · Root · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

D · F · G · C · G

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (G5) doubled an octave below (D4) with chord tones in between

Stride

D · C · F · G

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, G

Stride

A · C · F · G

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd · 11th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, G

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More D chords

Dmaj7

Major 7th

D6

Major 6th

D6/9

Major 6/9

Dmaj9

Major 9th

Dmaj13

Major 13th

Dmaj7#11

Lydian

Dadd9

Add 9

D+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dm7

Minor 7th

Dm6

Minor 6th

Dm11 in other keys

Gm11 Am11 Ebm11 Dbm11

Learn about these voicing styles

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