7th Chords
One of the most common sounds in Blues is the Dominant 7th chord, (commonly called a 7th chord. Like the major chord, 7th chords can be derived from the major scale. A 7th chord is obtained by adding the flattened 7th degree (note) of the scale to a major chord.
Here is a common fingering for a C7 chord. Practice changing between C and C7 as shown in Example 12.
It is possible to build a 7th chord from any basic major chord. Here are some new ones to learn.
Class Sessions
1- 7th Bar Chords, Rhythm Techniques
2- Rest
3- Triplets, Key of E
4- The Mixolydian Scale
5- The Bar Chord
6- The Blues Scale
7- Shuffle Riffs, Ties
8- Rhythm Notation
9- The Pentatonic Scale
10- Bar Chord Blues
11- Open String Riffs
12- LESSON SEVENTEEN
13- Root 5 Bar Chords
14- INTRODUCTION
15- Changing Between Shapes
16- Minor Chords
17- Moveable 7th Chords
18- More on 7th Chords
19- LESSON SIXTEEN
20- Turnarounds
21- LESSON THIRTY FOUR
22- LESSON THIRTY THREE
23- Shuffles in The Key of E
24- Moveable Shuffle Variations
25- Moveable Shuffle Patterns
26- Basic Chords
27- More on Turnarounds
28- 12 Bar Blues
29- Staccato, Key of A
30- Key of G
31- Shuffle Variations
32- New Strumming Patterns, Key of D
33- Two Note Chords
34- LESSON TWENTY FIVE
35- 7th Chords
36- Note and Rest Values
37- 7th Chord Review
38- The tie
39- Learning the Notes
40- The Hammer-on
41- Root 5 Seventh Chords
42- Eighth Note Rests
43- Key of E
44- Chord Diagrams
45- Chord Progressions
46- C Major Scale
47- The Up-Strum
48- The A Chord
49- Chord Charts
50- Key of A
51- Major 7 Progression
52- Root Six Major Bar Chord
53- Staccato
54- Minor Bae Chords
55- Summary of Chords
56- Dotted Notes
57- Key of D
58- Percussive Strumming
59- Notes on the Guitar Fretboard
60- Easy Read Rhythm Notation
61- Step One
62- The shuffle
63- Step Two
64- Fretboard Diagrams
65- Step Three
66- Tablature
67- Left Hand Technique
68- Tablature Symbols
69- Notes on the Sixth String
70- Technique