What the Heck is a Seven Chord?

Today's guitar lesson for beginners is about what the heck is a seven chord? This is a questions I had when I was starting out & was clueless about for too long. Hey guys, Brad Litton from SimpleGuitar.com here with another beginner guitar lesson for you. In this guitar tutorial I'm going to go over what 7 chords are (or 7th chord), where they come from, & how to know some that are going to sound good together. This is a bit of music theory that will be very handy for you to give you different sounds you can use than just standard open chords, too. Once you can play some barre chords you'll be able to play these all over the fretboard. So dive in, have fun with these 7 chords and leave a comment if you have any questions!

Thanks a ton for watching this video. It really means a lot to me & I hope it helps you out!

Chapters:

0:00​ - Intro

1:07​ - What the heck are 7 chords?

3:03​ - Where do 7 chords come from using the C Major Scale

4:23​ - The Major 7 Chord

5:56​ - Starting on the next step of the scale

6:42​ - The Minor 7 Chord

7:35​ - Starting on the third step of the scale

8:16​ - The Minor 7 Chord Formula

9:10​ - Starting on the 4th step of the scale

10:06​ - Starting on the 5th step of the scale

11:13​ - The Dominant 7 Chord

12:29​ - Starting on the 6th step of the scale

13:28​ - Starting on the 7th step of the scale

14:32​ - The Half Diminished 7 or Minor 7 Flat 5

15:58​ - Why these chords work together

16:35​ - The Major Key 7 Chord Formula

17:16​ - Review, final tips & wrap up

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