Dmaj7#11 Jazz Piano Voicings

Lydian

30 voicings · major

Shell

D · F# · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F# · Ab · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Db · E · F# · Ab

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

D · F# · Ab · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Ab · D · F# · Db

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

Db · F# · Ab · D

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

D · Ab · Db · F#

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2

F# · Db · D · Ab

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · Db · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · Db · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · D · Ab · Db

Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Ab · F# · Db · D

Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

Db · Ab · D · F#

Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 3

D · Db · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

D · F# · Ab · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

F# · Ab · Db · D

Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Ab · Db · D · F#

Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

4-Way Close

Db · D · F# · Ab

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11

Right Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

D · Ab · Db · F#

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Quartal

A · D · Ab · Db

Perf 5th · Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Open

D · A · Db · F# · Ab

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

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · F#

Root · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Two-Note Shell

D · Db

Root · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

D · Ab · F# · Db

Root · Sharp 11 · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

F# · Db · Ab · D

Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · Sharp 11 · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Drop 2-4

Ab · D · Db · F#

Sharp 11 · Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 2-4

Db · F# · D · Ab

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · Root · Sharp 11

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Block (Locked Hands)

Db · D · F# · Ab · Db

Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd · Sharp 11 · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (Db5) doubled an octave below (Db4) with chord tones in between

Stride

D · Db · F# · Ab

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 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 — Db, F#, Ab

Stride

A · Db · F# · Ab

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · Maj 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 — Db, F#, Ab

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