Blues, Jazz, Funk, Low-Fi, Classical, Pop, and many other styles use the 4 note 7th chord. No matter what style you are into it is a great idea to be fluent with some of the shapes and voicings as they can sound different.
There are 4 important types of 7th chords to learn and many different voicings. Today we will learn just a few in the key of C.
Major 7 = Cmaj7 = 1, 3, 5, 7 = C E G B
Minor 7 = Cm7 = 1, b3, 5, b7 = C Eb G Bb
Dom7 = C7 = 1, 3, 5, b7 = C E G Bb
Half Dim7 = Cm7b5 = 1, b3, b5, b7 = C, Eb, Gb, Bb *this one is signified as a circle with a line through it sometimes
Fully Dim7 = Cdim7 = 1, b3, b5, bb7 = C, Eb, Gb, A
Download the PDF by clicking on the image below and also use the video provided even lower to learn the chords.
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