Dm7 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th

32 voicings · minor

Shell

D · F · C

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F · A · C · E

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · E · F · A

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

D · F · A · C

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

A · D · F · C

Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · F · A · D

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · A · C · F

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · C · D · A

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F · A

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F · A

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · D · A · C

Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

A · F · C · D

Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · A · D · F

Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · C · F · A

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F · A · C

Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · A · C · D

Min 3rd · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

A · C · D · F

Perf 5th · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · D · F · A

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

D · G · C · F

Root · Perf 4th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

A · D · G · C

Perf 5th · Root · Perf 4th · 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

Root · Perf 5th · Min 7th · Min 3rd

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

D · A · F · C

Root · Perf 5th · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F · C · A · D

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Perf 5th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

A · D · C · F

Perf 5th · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

C · F · D · A

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Perf 5th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

C · D · F · A · C

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (C5) doubled an octave below (C4) with chord tones in between

Stride

D · C · F · A

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, A

Stride

A · C · F · A

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, A

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