Major Seven Chord Hack ("Tin Man" America)

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[@michaelmckinney7240]

Desi Serna was born to teach guitar. His style of teaching draws the student in with irresistible appeal. Just watching his delivery is instructive.

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Thanks, Michael! Please post this on all my videos! Lol!

[@jaguarjames7734]

Thank you very much that was awesome. I am a new student again and still at 61

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[@peteblanchfield447]

Really great explanation and application of Gmaj7 and Cmaj7 chords and their link to minor chords. Thank you!

[@desisernaguitar]

My pleasure!

[@EM-gr1ps]

I can finally strum this song the proper way thx to your video. The hacks are a bit harder to understand but very useful ideas for a second guitar. Thx again!

[@desisernaguitar]

Glad it helped!

[@mohamedmouammine2805]

Such a great way to teach how to play this fantastic song. Thank you Sir! I like your way of teaching. You're the best.

[@desisernaguitar]

Thanks a million!

[@rontakabuda4474]

I really,really like the way he teaches ,easy to under,simplicity language, etc.Thanks

[@lesgibbs326]

Thanks Desi awesome lesson and great for learning to visualise the fretboard Thanks very much mate

[@desisernaguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@jamesdleistersr986]

Having just learned this song, your teaching helps me understand more about why the chord shapes makes sense and how they fit with the underlying instrumentation. Well done Desi, thank you for yet another valuable lesson!

[@desisernaguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@genewallace4582]

Awesome lesson! Great teacher, very easy to understand and incorporte!

[@desisernaguitar]

Glad it helped!

[@PalmBalms]

Thanks ,i like the way you changed it for easer learning

[@timmatuszewski8428]

Desi, you are a very talented guitarist and an effective teacher. I really appreciate integrating music theory with examples. Keep up the great work.

[@desisernaguitar]

Wow, thank you!

[@marklarsen5020]

Really useful lesson. A nice complement to my current fretboard theory studies. Thanks and looking forward to your next video!

[@desisernaguitar]

You're very welcome!

[@R.and.R.]

Awesome lesson Desi!

[@desisernaguitar]

Glad you liked it!

[@rohan4167]

Thanks for another great lesson Desi! Your teaching style of explaining the theory in simple terms and then using popular songs to drive home the theoretical concepts is great. I’m working through your Fretboard Theory course currently, getting to know about so many songs and knowing the theory behind their construction is even better. Looking forward to more videos!

[@desisernaguitar]

Thank you! 😃

[@williamwagnon2809]

Good lesson!! Thanks. I'm currently working through Fretboard Theory II. Great book with awesome instruction. Both I and II have nuggets all through them. You can learn a lot going through them time and time again. There are definitely many levels to them. You can get as much out of them as you're willing to put into them. Thanks for them both!

[@desisernaguitar]

Thanks, William. I'm glad the books are working for you.

[@jimwatts744]

Another great lesson. Thanks, Desi!

[@desisernaguitar]

My pleasure!

[@donaldgossett1736]

Thumbing over to the A string is no piece of cake, nor a hack. If one can thumb over the A, one can play like Merle Travis or Jimi Hendrix

[@renmad0078]

Very interesting leson 👍😉

[@desisernaguitar]

Glad you think so!

[@lavryk]

Nice and easy to apply idea!

[@SimonBrice]

Super useful, thanks!

[@hawknine80]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@desisernaguitar]

Glad it was helpful!

[@BRO77TX]

Great song by a great band!!

[@freesk8]

Thanks!

[@pederwilkinson8359]

Thank you for this video Desi. I'm trying to wrap my head around the theory here. What's the relation of G7 and Bm? I know Gm would be the relative minor to B major. But not visa versa. Is there a theoretical rule that I can better understand the relation between the two to transpose to other keys? Thanks!

[@desisernaguitar]

The relationship is between G MAJOR 7 and Bm. B minor is made from the notes B D F# (1 b3 5). G major 7 is G B D F# (1 3 5 7). So, G major 7 contains a B minor triad.

[@ront8270]

Let’s do the whole song Desi

[@lyndamcardle4123]

I understand what you're getting at but, it's just another lot of lazy voicings..I'd prefer the full voicings - as I play entirely on my own.

[@desisernaguitar]

Musicians often use smaller voicings not because they are lazy but because the sound is preferred in a lot of situations. This is a very important part of understanding music composition and popular styles of guitar playing in particular. Think about how songs such as "Jack and Diane" or "stairway to heaven" would sound if the chord voicings were changed. They would not sound the same. Neither would Tin Man. So, you might want to rethink that.

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Indeed, you're right. I use them myself at times. However, in your lesson, you're assuming that there's another instrument playing the bass notes and remember, America had three guitarists playing alternate voicings, which is different from playing as an individual, hence my comment.

[@marcolinoowen4011]

Too much words, and you forgot the rif. BUT OZ NEVER DID GIVE NOTHING TO THE TIN MAN.