ii V I Shell Voicings in Db

ii V I in Db
D♭ major

Three-note shell voicings for a ii V I in D-flat major, with an optional 9th on
the I.

     x       x           x
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6fr  │   ●   │   ●   │   │
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     │   │   │   │   ●   │
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     │   │   │   │   │   │
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     │   │   │   │   │   │
     └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┘
         E♭      D♭  G♭
         R       ♭7  ♭3

E♭m7

         x           x   x
     ┌───┬───┬───┬───┬───┐
4fr  ●   │   ●   │   │   │
     ├───┼───┼───┼───┼───┤
     │   │   │   ●   │   │
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     │   │   │   │   │   │
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     │   │   │   │   │   │
     └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┘
     A♭      G♭  C
     R       ♭7  3

A♭7

     x                   x
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3fr  │   │   ●   │   │   │
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     │   ●   │   │   ○   │
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     │   │   │   ●   │   │
     ├───┼───┼───┼───┼───┤
     │   │   │   │   │   │
     └───┴───┴───┴───┴───┘
         D♭  F   C
         R   3   7
 ○                   (E♭)
                     (9)

D♭Δ7
D♭Δ9 ○

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## Brief explanation
These shell voicings use only the root, the 3rd and the 7th; the 3rd and the 7th are the guide tones. The open circle on the last chord is the 9th (Eb). Add it when you want extra colour.