Minor 7 Chord Voicing: Definitive Tones over Perfect 5th

For a full, simple, and open sound, voice the Minor 7th Chord as a 1 and 5 in the left hand and the definitive tones b3 and b7 in the right…

Minor 7 Chord Definitive Tones Over Perfect 5th Voicing

Notice that both hands are playing perfect 5ths…

Homework

Using your ears and knowledge of scales and chord structure to play this voicing all spellings chromatically ascending: C > Db > D > Eb > E > F > Gb > G > Ab > A > Bb > B > C.

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Doing so will develop an enormous chord vocabulary that you will know by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle… laying a rock solid foundation for fluent improvisation.

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