Using 7th Chords

Lesson 2/42 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Funk Piano Method
Using 7th Chords

Using 7th Chords

Because there are four notes in a 7th chord, they are often more difficult to play than major chords. When using 7th chords it is common to leave out one of the notes. The most commonly omitted note is the 5th, although sometimes the 3rd or the root can be omitted. Usually the left hand will be playing the root note anyway. As long as the b7 degree is in the chord you still get the effect of a 7th chord. Here are some examples of partial 7th chords.

Listen to how good these chords sound when applied to a Blues in C.

Here are two more piano parts which make use of 7th chords.

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1- Basic Chords 2- New Topic 3- Two Handed Rhythms 4- 16th Note Studies 5- Sixteenth Notes 6- Transposing 7- Using 7th Chords 8- Seventh Chords 9- Seventh Chords, Transposing 10- More Minor Chords 11- Eighth Note Rhythms 12- The C Minor Chord 13- Two Handed Riffs 14- LESSON NINE 15- The Blues Scale 16- Chord Inversions 17- INTRODUCTION 18- The Major Chord 19- Rhythms 20- The G Major Chord 21- The 12 Bar Blues 22- Blue Notes 23- Blues Notes, Riffs, Eighth Note Rhythms and Minor Chords. 24- More on Inversions 25- Slash Chords 26- Enharmonic Notes 27- Chord 28- Call and Response 29- Blues Scale Riffs 30- Chord Numbers 31- G7 Chord Inversions 32- Riffs 33- C Minor Chord 34- F Minor Chord Inversions 35- C Major Chord 36- The C7 Chord 37- The G Minor Chords 38- G Major Chord Inversions 39- The D7 Chord 40- F Major Chord Inversions 41- G Minor Chord 42- The F7 Chord

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