Once triads are mastered, it’s important to graduate from triads to more sophisticated chords. By sophisticated chords, I’m talking about seventh and extended chords.<\/p>\n
In this lesson, we’ll get started with seventh chords and we’ll be covering chord progressions that will get us acquainted with these chords.<\/em><\/p>\n According to Jermaine Griggs, “a chord is an aggregate of three or more related notes (agreeable or not), which may be played or heard together.”<\/em><\/p>\n Beyond the harmonic level of triads are seventh chords. The C major triad: The interval between C and E: There are 5 common seventh chord qualities: the major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, half-diminished seventh, diminished seventh chord.<\/p>\n “Check Out These Seventh Chord Qualities Starting From C…”<\/em><\/p>\n C major seventh chord: Attention:<\/strong> To learn more about this, I recommend our 500+ page course: The “Official Guide To Piano Playing.”<\/strong> [thrive_2step id=’18141′]Click here for more information.<\/span>[\/thrive_2step]<\/p>\n The 2-5-1 chord progression entails a harmonic movement or progression from the 2-chord to the 5-chord, then the 1 chord in any major key.<\/p>\n We’ll use the key of C major as a reference:<\/p>\n The 2-chord is the D minor seventh chord: “So, Here’s The Progression…”<\/em><\/p>\n 2-chord: 2-chord: In the 1-4 chord progression, we’re concerned with the movement from the 1-chord to the 4-chord.<\/p>\n We’ll use the key of C major as a reference:<\/p>\n The 1-chord is the C major seventh chord: “So, Here’s The Progression…”<\/em><\/p>\n 1-chord: 1-chord: The movement from the 6-chord to the 2-chord in the key produces the 6-2 chord progression.<\/p>\n We’ll use the key of C major as a reference:<\/p>\n The 6-chord is the A minor seventh chord: “So, Here’s The Progression…”<\/em><\/p>\n 6-chord: 6-chord: The 4-3-2-1 chord progression entails a harmonic movement or progression from the 4-chord to the 3-chord, to the 2-chord, then the 1-chord in any major key.<\/p>\n We’ll use the key of C major as a reference:<\/p>\n The 4-chord is the F major seventh chord: “So, Here’s The Progression…”<\/em><\/p>\n 4-chord: 4-chord Using the progressions covered in this blog, I’m doubly sure that you’ll become more conversant with seventh chords once they’re mastered.<\/p>\n So, go ahead and print the progressions out and practice them over the next couple of days.<\/p>\n If you have questions and comments, feel free to post them in the comment box and I’ll reply.<\/p>\n See you in the next lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This lesson is for you if you want to get started with seventh chords and chord progressions on the piano.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-piano","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"\nA Short Note On Seventh Chords<\/h2>\n
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\n…is a product of the tones of the C major scale:
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\n…stacked in third intervals.<\/p>\n
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\n…is a third, and so is the interval between E and G:
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\nThe addition of another tone that is a third above the C major triad:
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\n…(which is B):
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\n…produces a seventh chord (the C major seventh chord):
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\nSeventh chords encompass a seventh interval when played in root position. For example, the interval between the lowest and highest sounding notes of the C major seventh chord (which are C and B):
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\n…is a seventh interval.<\/p>\nCommon Seventh Chord Qualities<\/h3>\n
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\nC minor seventh chord:
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\nC dominant seventh chord:
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\nC half-diminished seventh chord:
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\nC diminished seventh chord:
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The 2-5-1 Chord Progression<\/h2>\n
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\nThe 5-chord is the G dominant seventh chord:
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\nThe 1-chord is the C major seventh chord:
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\n5-chord:
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\n1-chord:
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\n“…Which Can Also Be Played Thus…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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The 1-4 Chord Progression<\/h2>\n
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\nThe 4-chord is the F major seventh chord:
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\n4-chord:
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\n“…Which Can Also Be Played Thus…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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The 6-2 Chord Progression<\/h2>\n
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\nThe 2-chord is the D minor seventh chord:
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\n2-chord:
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\n“…Which Can Also Be Played Thus…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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The 4-3-2-1 Chord Progression<\/h2>\n
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\nThe 3-chord is the E minor seventh chord:
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\nThe 2-chord is the D minor seventh chord:
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\nThe 1-chord is the C major seventh chord:
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\n3-chord:
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\n2-chord:
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\n1-chord:
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\n“…Which Can Also Be Played Thus…”<\/em><\/p>\n
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\n3-chord:
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\n2-chord:
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\n1-chord:
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Final Words<\/h2>\n