5 Levels Of Maj7 Chords & How To Make Your Own Voicings

[@JensLarsen]

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[@brianvaughan4712]

Your minutes of instruction give me hours of creativity... thank you,thank you, thank you !

[@JensLarsen]

Happy to help!

[@AndreyPeychev]

My favourite teacher. Thank you!

[@joshuaproulx2580]

It's so satisfying to watch the fretboard open up as I become more comfortable with the different voicing options. Your channel has given me a lot of those "light bulb" moments. Thanks!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad to hear it 🙂

[@vishyoutubevideos]

Thanks Jens. Really appreciate all the effort.

[@MegaDusso]

EVEN IF it’s a little tidbit here and there, an interesting chord extension, a new chromatic line, I learn something new every time I watch one of your vids.....and I try to catch them ALL !!! THNX for what you share in here. You da MAN !!! “From tiny ripples, big waves are formed.”

[@jasonmudgarde286]

Great to hear many of the chords I tried to study in Ted Greene Chord Chemistry book given context. Many thanks.

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome!

[@mrstratocaster]

The best teacher.. I'm satisfying with this video.. With all those simple explanation and easy to understand.. Thanks alot Sir...

[@JensLarsen]

You're very welcome! I am glad you like it! 🙂

[@manuelahe_]

God bless you Jens, this was exactly the lesson I was looking for!

[@GregoryPearsonMusic]

Beautiful overview of voicing options but also an intense workout and indicates a steep learning curve ahead as this video seems to be a concise summary of many years of practice and experience.

[@stevedouglas7375]

Excellent lesson! Thank you Jens for doing this lesson for us! It's very much appreciated.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you liked it!

[@stevedouglas7375]

@@JensLarsen Cool! Thanks Jens!

[@tll-prp8890]

That lovely 3rd inversion, with the 7th on bass... just wonderful!

[@damienhillssax]

love this! especially those last maj 7 chords over the standard.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it 🙂

[@ripmurdock6975]

This is quality content. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@tahsinthoughts]

This is very timely since I am currently going back to basics and getting a hold of triads!

[@waynehicks1969]

You know I was thinking that I must be understanding a lot more about chord structure since this lesson made so much sense to me, but after reading the other comments I think this just a really clear, helpful lesson.

[@Topstone1]

EXCELLENT instruction! I heard Frisell, then a lot of Metheny! Thank you!

[@JensLarsen]

You're welcome! Yes on Frisell and Metheny!!

[@paulbalogh4582]

Happy base player, pheeeeert…. Hilarious! Very good lesson. Thank you.

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@danizha212]

This is GOLD! Thank you Jens!

[@JensLarsen]

Glad you like it! :)

[@pascalk1922]

Thanks for the great content Jens. Your lessons are very well structured. The context related linking of the video's is very helpful and didactical . Take care and best regards !

[@RC32Smiths01]

Maj7 Chords is so fun to play because of their diverse interests and convenience. Great work!

[@JensLarsen]

They certainly are! :)

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@JensLarsen Yeah!

[@josephrader1006]

I just started picking up guitar again since I was in high school and these are insanely concise and helpful

[@JensLarsen]

Glad to hear that Joseph!

[@cfibanez]

My favorite topic! Thanks 🙏

[@JensLarsen]

My pleasure!

[@Alan-zi2rs]

Thanks Jens , this will certainly add flavour to the chord progressions I play. Good lesson , thanks for sharing ✌️

[@JensLarsen]

Go for it :)

[@binface9]

Great lesson!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! :)

[@tonyfaelens3626]

Great stuff !!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you 🙂

[@nestorfernandez6845]

Muy buenos videos maestro me ayudan mucho ya que soy autodidactico

[@terrymiller111]

0:19 "Third Stone from the Sun" sound right there!

[@dylanthomas1636]

Cheers Jens! I'm asking for your book for Christmas:)

[@JensLarsen]

Thank you! I hope you get it :D

[@binface9]

Me too!

[@ВладиславЧилаее]

Красивые аккорды !

[@BL55]

Hi Jens, when you discussed inversions of the Cmaj7 drop 2 (C-G-B-E) @5:50 I was expecting the notes in the inversions to be in same order (with the lowest note changing), which is not the case. So… to be an ‘inversion’ it just requires that the chord has (1) a different lowest note and (2) the same chord tones (regardless of order)? Thanks so much!

[@JensLarsen]

Inversions are really strict: C -> E , G->B, B ->C, E->G. This pretty strictly how inversions work (feel free to test on other types of voicings like Drop3 or Drop2&4) If you don't do it like that then you will not keep the drop2 structure when you make inversions. This way you can make a drop2 of all inversion of a closed Cmaj7 and get the same set of chords. You observations on what is an inversion is off, I am not even sure how you imagine the inversions would look.

[@BL55]

@@JensLarsen I thought the original chord 1-5-7-3 would become 3-1-5-7 (1st inversion) and then become 7-3-1-5 (2nd inversion), which as you said, does not keep the drop2 voicing. I understand your explanation and it is very much appreciated!

[@genebrady]

What is a good video to watch to understand how you are inserting sharps and flats into your chords? Thanks!!!

[@JensLarsen]

Maybe the ones about diatonic chords and learning the notes in your major scales.

[@jordanjazz7965]

I love the drum track at in the "adding more colours to a standard" section! how can i get this? do you have it linked anywhere???

[@JensLarsen]

It is from the DrumGenius, a phone app

[@joehernandez5600]

Thanks Jens. What effects were using at 8:53? That sounds amazing. Sounds like chorus and some delay but can you give me settings as well? Thanks,

[@JensLarsen]

My usual sound and then I added Native Instruments Raum, a reverb plugin, to the recording

[@yuppodo]

Hey Jens! Have you ever considered starting a podcast? I love your channel, but I also work 40 hours a week and drive 2 hours a day. Just a thought, you could talk about anything and show more of yourself. I'd listen to it. If you build it they will come...

[@JensLarsen]

That's a great idea! But right now I am already making so much content that I barely have time for anything else :)

[@tunaficiency]

Cool check out Jonathon kreisbergs version of autumn in New York for level 5 he does the intro ( first 4 chords like this )

[@JanM351531351]

Desctiption :) 5:11

[@shadowsenpaitheender5069]

Yay thanksshiwoh

[@neilhawkins1]

What is dropped two please?

[@meowlmeowl-gi4925]

He has done a vid(s) on it

[@JensLarsen]

Here you go kzbin.info/www/bejne/mam3laF4o5yfoLM Hope that helps figure it out 🙂

[@neilhawkins1]

Have watched the video,now it makes sense.Thank you so much.

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[@Iammrspickley]

Music theory always sends me out into the forest with a map I can't read, so to speak. When making chords, like Cmaj7 or Bdim or what not, do you make them from the major scales? C major is C E G = 1-3-5 You can't use this 1-3-5 etc formula with a Minor blues scale, can you? Or pentatonic minor, Couse it has fewer notes? My brain alway jumps out and does a runner when I pickup some form of music theory 😵

[@PatSporrerMusic77]

Yes all chord theory/construction is based off of the major scale which is the scale degrees of 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. For any chord that you are looking to construct you go to that chord's associated major scale (based on the "root note" name of the chord) so, for example, to construct the Cmaj7 chord in your comment, you go to the C major scale (which consists of the notes of C-D-E-F-G-A-B) and grab the scale degrees of 1-3-5-7 (scale degrees formula for a major seventh chord) which are the notes C-E-G-B. To construct a Bdim chord you go to the B major scale (which consists of the notes B-C#-D#-E-F#-G#-A#) and grab the 1-b3-b5 (scale degrees formula for a diminished triad chord) scale degrees which are the notes of B-D-F.

[@Iammrspickley]

@@PatSporrerMusic77 Thank you so much....! So many times I'm at a loss with these kind of things.....tnxz tnxz tnxz 🙂

[@PatSporrerMusic77]

@@Iammrspickley You're welcome! It can definitely get confusing, especially as you delve further into exploring theory but it all starts to click into place once you get the general basics down pretty good 👍

[@russelldougherty3054]

@@PatSporrerMusic77 While a lot of our western harmony is based on the major scale, there's also a lot of very useful material from Melodic Minor (I minor major 7, IV7#11--Jens has videos on them), Neoplitan Major and Minor, etc. For the OP: If you're new to music theory, it's a good idea to focus on major scales until you're comfortable with them. Just know there's more out there. IMO, pentatonic and blues scales don't have enough notes for building robust harmonies but I'm sure there's someone out there using them that way.

[@quezquez3084]

Nothing personal! Ahahah

[@ВладиславЧилаее]

Нельзя бы в переводе на русский язык , красивые по образу аккорды ?

[@cunecao]

Crap thumb.