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Find all my chord related posts here: Chord Tips and Tricks
Here are some related resources. FREE PDF's - A Chord book and All scales Harmonized with Chords (with related articles):
- Chord book (FREE PDF - all the chords we talk about here are in the chord book, with forms all the way up the neck!)
- All scales harmonized with basic chords and with 7 chords (FREE PDF)
Here we look at how to use beautiful 7 chords! You should be using these - you'll learn here how to easily spice up any chord progression.
DOMINANT 7 Chords
Most of you will be familiar and may already use dominant 7 chords
A dominant 7 chord is simply a major chord with an added 7th.
A dominant 7 chord is built with 4 notes. The root note (1), a major third (3), a perfect fifth (5) and a minor seventh (b7).
Here's the family...
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Dominant 7 chords are simply called 7 chords like this: G7, C7 etc...
Most commonly we'll find them used for an embellishment for the V chord, like so.
Once you memorize these (dominant) forms it'll be easy to find the others - I'll show you some tricks here...
RULE: Any chord can be a dominant - see related video and article
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The Dominant chord creates an instability that requires the I chord (or TONIC) for resolution. It actually pulls towards the I chord (or TONIC).
The 7 chord pulls towards the I chord (or TONIC) better than the major chord. This is why a 7 chord is typically used for the V chord.
You can learn more about this in the "Secrets of the Chord Chain" books
Although they are typically used for the V chord any chord can be a dominant.
MAJOR 7 Chords
A major 7 chord is simply a major chord with an added 7th.
A major 7 chord is built with 4 notes. The root note (1), a major third (3), a perfect fifth (5) and a major seventh (7).
Here's the family...
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Notice if you take the dominant 7 and move the 7th tone up 1/2 step you'll get the Major 7.
The major 7 is a great embellishment for any I or IV chord.
RULE: Any I of V chord can be a major 7.
Take a look...
Our progression is getting more complex and more beautiful!
Minor 7 Chords
A major 7 chord is simply a major chord with an added 7th.
A minor 7 chord is built with 4 notes. The root note (1), a minor third (b3), a perfect fifth (5) and a minor seventh (b7).
Here's the family...
Notice if you take the dominant 7 and move the 3rd tone down 1/2 step you'll get the minor 7.
The minor 7 is a beautiful embellishment for any ii, iii or vi chord.
RULE: Any ii, iii of vi chord can be a minor 7.
Take a look...
Now we've got a top notch chord progression...
3 Related Videos - Learn More...
In this video you learn how to harmonize a scale with chords - and we look at 'borrowed chords' as well
Here we learn that any chord can be a dominant.
Take chord your progressions to the next level...
Check out my chord related books below. Create beautiful chord progressions in any key and learn to simplify any chord.
Secrets of the Chord Chain: Major and Minor Chord Progressions for the Ukulele
I wish I had books like this when I started playing!
Would have saved me years of frustration.
The great new is you can have them now—In the books I unlock the mysteries of great chord progressions for you and make it so simple to understand that you will be able to create beautiful music right away!
Everything you need to play stunning chord progressions in any key and to fully understand how chord progressions are created and where they come from is here.
Links leads to the books on amazon...
- Secrets of the Chord Chain Book 1 - Major Chord Progressions for the Ukulele
- Secrets of the Chord Chain Book 2 - Minor Chord Progressions for the Ukulele
- Secrets of the Chord Chain Complete - Major and Minor Chord Progressions for the Ukulele (SAVE WHEN YOU BUY THE COMPLETE EDITION - Books 1 & 2 - 130 pages!)
Ukulele Chord Tricks: Simplify Any Chord
There is! This book will solve all of your chord problems...
Any chord can be simplified - in this book I walk you through how to do it with many tricks that the pros know and use all the time!
- Get your paperback on Amazon: Ukulele Chord Tricks - Simplify Any Chord (this leads to the book on amazon and you can preview quite a few pages to check it out)
- Get the eBook (instant download): Ukulele Chord Tricks: Simplify Any Chord
- Get just one chapter: E Chord and Progression Tricks; E Minor Chord and Progression Tricks; two chapters (they go together): Triads & Accompaniment Patterns Some of these are available FREE to patreon members.
FREE PDF's - Chord book and all scales harmonized with chords (with related articles):
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