Jazz School: Major Scale: Diatonic 7th Chords

music notation showing the diatonic 7th chords with roman numerals for the c major scale
~ Frank J Peter

An essential Jazz improvisation skill is know the 7th Chords built upon the tones in the Major Scale in all keys–by ear, intellect, eye, and muscle…

Diatonic 7th Chords in the Key of C Major…

music notation showing the diatonic 7th chords with roman numerals for the c major scale

Diatonic 7th Chords in All Major Keys

Using your knowledge of the major scales and chord structure (and your ears of course), play the pattern above in all keys around the cycle of dominants: C, F, Bb, Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, B, E, A, D, G…

Would anyone like Frank to add the music notation for each of the following? (comment below)

Diatonic 7th Chords in C Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of C Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in F Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of F Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in Bb Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of Bb Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in Eb Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of Eb Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in Ab Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of Ab Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in Db Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of Db Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in Gb Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of Gb Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in B Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of B Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in E Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of E Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in A Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of A Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in D Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of D Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in G Major

Diatonic 7th Chords in the key of G Major

Learning by doing in this manner will build an enormous scale and chord vocabulary that integrates theory, visio-spatial keyboard awareness, ear training, technique, and rhythm… and lays a solid foundation for fluent improvisation.

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