Dm7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Minor 7th Sharp 11

28 voicings · minor

Shell

D · F · C

Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F · Ab · C · E

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

C · E · F · Ab

Min 7th · 9th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

D · F · Ab · C

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · D · F · C

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

C · F · Ab · D

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · Ab · C · F

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F · C · D · Ab

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · C · F · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F · D · Ab · C

Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · F · C · D

Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

C · Ab · D · F

Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · C · F · Ab

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F · Ab · C

Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F · Ab · C · D

Min 3rd · Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · C · D · F

Sharp 11 · Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

C · D · F · Ab

Min 7th · Root · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

D · A · C · F · Ab

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

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 · Ab · F · C

Root · Sharp 11 · Min 3rd · Min 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F · C · Ab · D

Min 3rd · Min 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Ab · D · C · F

Sharp 11 · Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

C · F · D · Ab

Min 7th · Min 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

C · D · F · Ab · C

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

Root · Min 7th · Min 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, Ab

Stride

A · C · F · Ab

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

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — C, F, Ab

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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Major 6th

D6/9

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Dmaj9

Major 9th

Dmaj13

Major 13th

Dmaj7#11

Lydian

Dadd9

Add 9

D+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dm7

Minor 7th

Dm6

Minor 6th

Dm7#11 in other keys

Gm7#11 Am7#11 Ebm7#11 Dbm7#11

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