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Where can I find basic(most used) forms for Maj7, min7, V7, and m7b5 chords?!?!?!?!


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I am learning all 12 keys and the corresponding 7th chords.

 

I would like to learn the most common most used chords.

 

 

Can someone direct me to a good reference or post some chords?

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Check out this site (very comprehensive) for drop 2 voicings:

 

http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/f/p/fpm108/glw/lessons/lesson46.htm

 

 

And drop 3 voicings:

 

http://www.blind-summit.co.uk/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=26

 

 

For the drop 3 one, the author wrote out all 4 inversions in one large fretboard diagram, so to play them, just slice it up into 4 seperate parts.

 

 

 

 

For further reading, do a goolge search for "drop 2" or "drop 3" chord voicings, as 99% of the 7th chord voicings played on guitar are these types of voicings (because they happen to be the most comfortable to play).

 

 

 

As for what chords are found in a key, just follow this simple pattern:

 

I - Maj7

ii - min7

iii - min7

IV - Maj7

V - dom7

vi - min7

vii

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HI!

The most common voicings for Sevenths chords are voiced,

 

 

Root, 5th, 7th, 3rd. For example, C, G, B, E.

 

I play this on the 5th, 4th, 3rd and 2nd strings at third position.

 

 

Next most common voicing is,

 

 

Root, 7th, 3rd, 5th. For example, C, B, E, G.

 

I play this on the 6th, 4th,3rd, 2nd strings

at the seventh position. You have to mute the 5th string.

 

 

 

There are five basic Seventh chords.

Major7, Dominant7, Minor7, Minor7 b5, Diminished7.

 

 

Each chord has a root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th.

 

The 3rds, 5ths, 7th's need to be adjusted to fit the type of Seventh chord you want.

 

Major7= Root, 3rd, 5th, 7th. These notes are taken from the major scale with the same name as the chord.

 

Dom7= Root,3rd,5th,-7th.

Lower the 7 one fret.

 

Min7= Root, -3rd,5th,-7th.

Lower 3rd and 7th one fret.

 

Min7b5= Root, -3rd,-5th,-7th.

Lower the 3,5,7 one fret.

 

Dim7= Root, -3rd,-5th, double lowered 7th.

For example,

C, Eb, Gb, Bbb...a double flated B is the same sound as A natural.

 

Listen to the sounds of the chords carefully and memorize the sound and effect of lowereing the different notes of the chords. See Ya, Stratstinger

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Plus augmented (1-3-#5-7) and minor maj7 (1-b3-5-7) :thu:

 

These come up when you harmonize the harmonic minor scale (they are III and I respectively).

 

Cheers,

 

Alex

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