Dmaj9 Jazz Piano Voicings

Major 9th

17 voicings · major

Shell

D · F# · Db

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless A

F# · A · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Rootless B

Db · E · F# · A

Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd · Perf 5th

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Close

D · F# · Db · E

Root · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · Db · E · F#

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Spread

D · Db · E · F#

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

F# · D · Db · E

Maj 3rd · Root · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

Db · F# · E · D

Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th · Root

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

E · Db · D · F#

9th · Maj 7th · Root · Maj 3rd

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Drop 3

D · E · F# · Db

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Open

D · A · Db · E · F#

Root · Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

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 · Db · F# · E

Root · Maj 7th · Maj 3rd · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left Hand

Right Hand

Block (Locked Hands)

D · E · F# · Db · E

Root · 9th · Maj 3rd · Maj 7th · 9th

Both Hands

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Melody (E5) doubled an octave below (D4) with chord tones in between

Stride

D · Db · E · F#

Root · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — D3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, F#

Stride

A · Db · E · F#

Perf 5th · Maj 7th · 9th · Maj 3rd

Left Hand

Difficulty

1 = beginner · 5 = advanced

Left hand alternates between bass note and chord

Beat 1 & 3 — A3

Beat 2 & 4 — Db, E, F#

Hear this chord with different voicings →

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Major 7th

D6

Major 6th

D6/9

Major 6/9

Dmaj13

Major 13th

Dmaj7#11

Lydian

Dadd9

Add 9

D+maj7

Augmented Major 7th

Dm7

Minor 7th

Dm6

Minor 6th

Dm9

Minor 9th

Dmaj9 in other keys

Gmaj9 Amaj9 Ebmaj9 Dbmaj9

Learn about these voicing styles

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