Let's Talk About 7th Chords - You NEED to Know this Stuff!!

[@zombieguitar]

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[@ghfdt368]

I can say as someone who mainly plays blues I can totally understand why people can get intimidated by more complicated chords. Us blues peeps have to really know our dominant 7,9,11 and 13th chords as well as minor 7 and minor 7b5 chords and they can definitely seem intimidating. My advice is like anything else, learn them one at a time and the different ways of playing them one at a time and start applying them to chord progressions in your practice, before you know it they will be part of your vocabulary. The big key is to be patient with yourself and try not to do too much too fast.

[@Jethlin2020]

This is by far the best video on explaining chord structure and specifically Dominant 7th chords that I've seen. Thank you.

[@barndawg8143]

Right on Brian, you couldn’t have made that any more clear. That’s why I allways click your thumbnails because I KNOW there is going to be some real CLEAR and useful information in there. Thanks for all you give us bud:).

[@chardmb]

You're a national treasure, Brian!

[@krasimirdinkov5369]

Great lesson as always!

[@Ahmed-kv4up]

Thanks, Brian. Great lesson.

[@neilhawkins1]

Great teacher,easy to understand.

[@t-rocket6381]

Excellent….thanks for another great lesson

[@peterforrest6682]

Excellent tutorial Brian...as always...many thanks...

[@ericschwegmann7612]

the cleanest, to the point and east to understand explanation of chord basics I have ever seen and i have watched a lot! great job!

[@philjames1019]

Brian Kelly .... the bottomless pit of fantastic knowledge!!! Thank-you for your efforts on behalf of us Zombies!!

[@zombieguitar]

Much appreciated Phil! 😁

[@johnhart2861]

outstanding explanation Brian!

[@macjam9090]

Well explained, easy to understand and I learned a few things too, Thank you.

[@vicmorrison8128]

Best of KZbin! Everytime!

[@ronniepolk989]

Great lesson good job

[@JourneyfromtheStars]

I don’t even play, understand or read music but that made more sense than most things! 🎶

[@davidburns9219]

OK, I've been playing guitar for 3 years, and never knew this stuff! Great explanation in simple, understandable language. My mind is blown! Cheers for this lightbulb moment.

[@gerardwknight]

Great practical example as usual.

[@ag3nt_green]

Ive come to learn that most people are comfortable knowing just enough to do whatever it is theyre doing successfully. Its really the odd people out that dive into things always looking for more knowledge and increasing their skills. Particularly if that knowledge requires real time and effort to acquire. Time and effort are the filters between good and great.

[@DudeNamedBill]

The minor chord directly clockwise of the key you're in is the same root note for the diminished chord for the key you're in. For example in C major you're diminished chord is B°. The directly clockwise minor chord is Bm. Just remember that its diminished instead of minor and it shows you what chord you need.

[@zombieguitar]

Great point! Thank you 😃

[@alexpurcell2012]

Great explanation Brian 👍

[@toddplager8676]

The 7's sound so damn good it's worth all the pain to play them. Still leanring them all. This video is going in my rewatch file! Thanks for your hard work Brian!!

[@zombieguitar]

Hey no prob. Thanks for checking out the vid! 😁

[@d.t.3958]

Very clear explanation! I like the way you always visualize what you explain for direct reference. It helps a lot! I thought that - just in case people are still frightened by the "big" chords - maybe one of the next videos might be about the same chords... But the shell voicings. Or as i say "the rabble"s jazz chords".

[@zombieguitar]

Here ya go! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5eYpal8n6lnmNU

[@d.t.3958]

@@zombieguitar could i have had a look at the videos you did already before commenting? Absolutely :-) is it even worse and i already started watching the video when you released it? Absolutely:-) Oh dear... Thanks for your reply!

[@cancelbubble6535]

Great stuff, as usual.

[@shash-onemanband6140]

Very nice explanation of a scary concept! Thanks.

[@danhusband6154]

I absolutely love 7th chords… I’ll sub in a 7th at any opportunity… plink on!

[@ashtweth]

Am I the only one hearing the Reggae potential of the opening riffs?

[@zombieguitar]

Haha I hear it too 😁

[@Lillywright501]

U explained that really well 👍👍👍👍🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ceooflonelinessinc.267]

Are u from England?

[@LaTrec9]

Good job 👏 👍 👌 🙌 😄 😀

[@lawrencedeans1433]

Awesome layout thanks Brian that diminished is always a pain to work out on any major scale 🤔

[@hitmhard]

Why is your subscription count so low?!?!? Your videos are pretty awesome! Thank you! I hope more people find you. 🙂

[@MichaelTrentColvin]

I know my 7 chords, but Im watching to pick up teaching tips 🎸🎵🎵🎵🎶

[@johanndaart7326]

Do courses on your site contain lessons to learn all 7 3NPS with backing tracks and combining them with aprs to target chord tones? :) Or rather you base your courses on 5 CAGED fingerings? Thanks for this lessons on KZbin!

[@zombieguitar]

Hey Johann, thank for checking out the site. To answer your question...Yes to everything you asked! The thing I want to point out is that the site teaches CAGED correctly with TONS of supporting courses for direct application. You are confusing the CAGED system with the "5 pattern approach" to visualizing the diatonic scale. That is the universal misunderstanding in the guitar community. You are asking "7 patterns" or "5 patterns", neither of which have anything to do with the CAGED system at all! Yes the site teaches how to navigate the neck in any key (layer 1) using the "3 pattern", the "5 pattern" and the "7 pattern" approach. Pick which one you like the best! The site then teaches all about keeping up with the chord changes (layer 2). That is what the CAGED system is for. It's one of multiple approaches to this specific goal (keeping up with the chord changes). There's lots of other stuff too, but hopefully that answers your question 😃

[@johanndaart7326]

@@zombieguitar Thank you for your lengthy response Brian, you are really kind, your lessons make everything clear, I will definitely check your website courses :)

[@woodworkingfan1965]

Yeah my head hurts now.

[@zombieguitar]

If you watch it until the end, your head will un-hurt 😉

[@azmiarman]

Hi Brian...can you make tutorial on how to find melody of a song...greeting from malaysia

[@zombieguitar]

Definitely will do that soon 😁🎸

[@Dhina23-j2k]

Hello Brian, When is it necessary to play 7th chord including maj7, min7? Is all the general major and minor chords does not fit for all the songs.

[@zombieguitar]

When you think of the chords as NUMBERS instead of actual chords, that gives you all the info you need... Example progression: C - Am - F - G As numbers: I - vi - IV - V Played as single notes: C A F G As power chords: C5 A5 F5 G5 As triads: C Am F G As 7ths: Cmaj7 Am7 Fmaj7 G7 Start out by first identifying each chords FUNCTION within the key, then you can mix and match with triads, 7ths, power chords, single notes, extended chords 🎸

[@Dhina23-j2k]

Thanks you so much, for clearing my doubt, you really the best 👌,

[@Ahmed-kv4up]

I don't understand why we mute the note in the first string in the Maj 7 chord. This note is part of the chord.

[@Archangel_Michaels]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing Hey Brian .... why do we mute the A string ???

[@d.t.3958]

That note is the perfect 4th and therefore not part of the chord. On the a string you'd either play one fret towards the neck (the major 3rd as in the G-shape of the CAGED system) or two frets up towards the bridge (the perfect 5th or the E-shape barre-chord). And since that is very uncomfortable to do, we leave out that string for the maj7 rooted in the e string. If you take the same shape but include the note below the root (the 4th as we saw), you'd have 1-3-4-5-7 or 1-3-5-7-11, which would technically be a Maj7Add11 chord. It still sounds alright because all notes are part of the scale, but compared to the "plain* maj7 chord, there's yet another layer, some more color (you can play them back to back for comparison). The added color comes out more, If that added 11th is the highest note. Hope this helps:-)

[@michaeldematteis3409]

I see what you mean,he was using the A maj7 as an example.the first string would be an open E,which is in the chord so you could use it.but if you’re using say a G maj 7 that string is not in the chord.same with the a string in that case

[@zombieguitar]

As I said in the video, you can include the note on the high E-string as well in that maj7 chord shape, but you don't have to. The 1, 3, 5 and 7 are all still in there without it 😁

[@Archangel_Michaels]

@@d.t.3958 Wow,k thanks !!! You are too cool 😎 Do you know of any other good music theory channels ?

[@nicolasforfant484]

Hi Brian! Why don't you play the 5th on the A string on the E-based shape, for the Maj7?

[@zombieguitar]

You would need an extra finger for that 😁

[@nicolasforfant484]

@@zombieguitar ?! It does work with a simple barred position. That's what I use, while being simply some form of an advanced beginner...

[@zombieguitar]

@@nicolasforfant484 I definitely believe you. I just can't figure out how you are getting the 5th in there on the A string. I don't have enough fingers!

[@nicolasforfant484]

@@zombieguitar I'll send you the diagram by e-mail! 🙂

[@grantpridgen2341]

Well

[@grantpridgen2341]

Do they follow regular progession patterns? MmmMMm7

[@zombieguitar]

Your need to watch the video to find out that answer 😁

[@RolandSpecialSauce]

Dammit! I'm on Adderall and still can't follow this.😢

[@nickname3798]

INTERVALLIC ARPEGGIOS NEXT LESSON PLEASE

[@zombieguitar]

I'm not sure what you mean exactly? I have tons of lessons on arpeggios, and they are all explained via intervals!!

[@grantpridgen2341]

Hello

[@patsmith378]

I love Mr kelly if I wasn’t a straight married male I would ask him to marry me lol this is the best channel to learn music.. Barr none

[@zombieguitar]

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[@kylemaddisson1131]

I was with you, then peewwww. right over my head..

[@zombieguitar]

What was the point where you stopped understanding?