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.
Class Sessions
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