Dm6 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 6th

26 voicings · minor

Shell

D · F · B

Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

D · F · A · B

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · D · F · B

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

B · F · A · D

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · A · B · F

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · B · D · A

Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · F · A · B

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Spread

D · F · A · B

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · D · A · B

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · F · B · D

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

B · A · D · F

Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · B · F · A

Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F · A · B

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · A · B · D

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · B · D · F

Perf 5th · Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

B · D · F · A

Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

D · A · F · B

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Two-Note Shell

D · F

Root · Min 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · B

Root · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · A · F · B

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F · B · A · D

Min 3rd · Maj 6th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

A · D · B · F

Perf 5th · Root · Maj 6th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

B · F · D · A

Maj 6th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

B · D · F · A · B

Maj 6th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

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

Stride

D · F · A · B

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — F, A, B

Stride

A · F · A · B

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 6th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — F, A, B

Hear this chord with different voicings →

More D chords

Dmaj7

Major 7th

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

Dm9

Minor 9th

Dm6 in other keys

Gm6 Am6 Ebm6 Dbm6

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