How well do you know your 7th chords? 

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.

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7th Chords and their formulas

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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

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The Chords

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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Watch them Played here:

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The Star System:

Use the star system to help motive and track your progress through songs and exercises. Here is the breakdown for this exercise:

• 1 Star *              = Learn and memorize all of line 1
• 3 Star ***          = Learn and memorize all of line 1 and 2
• 5 Star *****       = Learn and memorize all of the shapes