Although not technically a seventh chord, this colorful, less dissonant alternative to a Major 7 Chord typically serves a similar function and works great in jazz ballads and slow Latin tunes…
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For a full, but simple and open sound, trying voicing the Major 7 Chord as a 1 and 5 (a perfect 5th) in the left hand and the definitive tones 3 and 7 (that also form a perfect fifth) in the right…
A standard way to get a jazzier sound is to add “color tones” to the basic seventh chord. A commonly-used color tone is the “9” (or “2” if you like)…
Playing the root plus the two definitive tones (3,7) as an arpeggio in the left hand is a great accompaniment pattern for ballads…
A commonly-used voicing for a Major Seventh Chord is to play the root in your left hand and the triad formed by the 3, 5, and 7 in your right…
A sparse, light, open texture is achieved by simply playing the root and seventh of the chord in your left hand…
A logical and musical next step is play the most basic voicing for a C Major Seventh chord in our left hand in block form…
Let’s begin our exploration of commonly-used chord voicings for a C Major Seventh chord with the most basic arrangement of notes…
Downloadable charts in *.pdf format showing finger choice and placement for the Minor Triad Arpeggios over two octaves in both hands…
Downloadable charts in *pdf format showing finger choice and placement for the Major Triad Arpeggios over two octaves in both hands…