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Amending Chords
Here we’ll deal with Amending Chords and Leaving Out Notes.
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Added Ninth Chords Overview
Added ninth chords are major chords with the 9th scale step (same as the 2nd scale step) added on top. They are not the same thing as a 9th chord. 9th chords are a totally different animal and are built upon 7th chords. They use the 7th scale step whereas added 9th chords do not. Don’t look at added 9th chords…
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Dm7: open chord diagram
Minor Seventh (formally “minor/minor seventh”, also m7,-7): root, minor third, perfect fifth, minor seventh.
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Open E Major 7th Chord
Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root . This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.
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Open A Major 7th chord
Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root . This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.
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Open C Major 7th Chord
Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers to where the “seventh” note is a major seventh above the root . This is also known as the major/major seventh chord, and it can be written as maj7, M7.
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The C Major seventh Chord in Open Position
C Major seventh (formally C major/major seventh, also know as Cmaj7, CM7): Formula: root, major third, perfect fifth, major seventh
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Open Pentatonic Scale Shapes
These patterns can be used in your soloing and to play over their representative open chords. As usual I have included at least 2 diagrams for each pattern. The 1st diagram shows the pattern with it’s correct fingerings and the second diagram shows the chord counterpart that they are associated with. The A, E, and D style patterns have some…
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Open D Major 7th Chord
This chord is very easy to play. Just place your 1st finger across the 2nd frets of the G, B, and high E strings. To sound the chord just strum the D, G, B, and high E strings. Where major and minor triads have 3 different notes, 7th chords have 4. The major seventh chord refers…
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“The Five Basic Chord Shapes” Video
Most of the chords that you will learn in the future can be derived from 5 basic chord shapes: C, A, G, E, and D. Together they spell the word CAGED which should help you remember them. There are major chords and minor chords.