A commonly-used voicing for a Dominant Seventh Chord is to play the root in your left hand and the triad formed by the 3, 5, and b7 in your right…
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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 to play the most basic voicing for a C Dominant Seventh chord in our left hand in block form…
Let’s begin our exploration of commonly-used chord voicings for a Dominant Seventh Chord with the most basic arrangement of notes…
This edgy, evocative alternative to a basic Minor Triad works great when used judiciously in certain minor jazz ballads…
Although not technically a seventh chord, this colorful, less dissonant alternative to a Minor 7 Chord sometimes serves a similar function and sounds just right for jazz ballads and slow Latin tunes…
For a full, but simple and open sound, trying voicing the Minor Seventh Chord as a 1 and 5 (a perfect 5th) in the left hand and the definitive tones b3 and b7 (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 (b3,b7) as an arpeggio in the left hand makes for a nice accompaniment pattern for ballads…
A commonly-used voicing for a Minor Seventh Chord is to play the root in your left hand and the triad formed by the b3, 5, and b7 in your right…