Signals Music Studio | How To Write Progressions using min7, maj7, and Dominant 7th chords [Songwriting - Music Theory] @SignalsMusicStudio | Uploaded June 2019 | Updated October 2024, 6 days ago.
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This video teaches the basic structure behind major seventh (maj7), minor seventh (m7) and Dominant Seventh (7th) chords, as well as how to play them as a guitarist and how to use them when writing. They do fit into our major keys and modes which means soloing and singing over them should be a breeze as long as you’re putting them in the right spot.
The concept I’m teaching is commonly referred to as the “harmonized major scale”. For many guitarists, this concept isn’t very intuitive due to the geometry of our instrument. Therefore I prefer to teach this “shortcut method” to harmony before exploring actual extended chords and harmonies. I do recommend you continue your research into this topic by googling and watching videos on “the harmonized major scale”. I’ve also skipped over the vii chord since this video is NOT about diminished- I have other videos on that chord!
In addition to writing chord progressions using extended chords and staying in key, I also include several methods to writing without adhering to a key. Also I include fairly detailed walkthrough of how to take this concept and actually apply it by producing a jam section using the chords taught in this video.
Prerequisite Learning-
Scale Degrees: youtu.be/tojM1qapHSU
Diatonic Major Scale Chords: youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA
Diatonic Minor Scale Chords: youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw
Relative Modes: youtu.be/lPDVo-7Ua28
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Don Watters
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Minor Seventh Chords
05:27 Major Seventh Chords
08:28 Dominant Seventh Chords
10:14 Quick Summary
10:50 Writing With Seventh Chords
14:07 "Example Song"
15:43 Out of Key Options
17:37 Wrapping Up
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WARNING! Really bad typo at 08:39- A major is A + C# + E!!!!
Chord Formula PDF + Mp3 posted at my Patreon: bit.ly/2F9pYwz
Skip to 14:07 to hear the seventh chord jam!
This video teaches the basic structure behind major seventh (maj7), minor seventh (m7) and Dominant Seventh (7th) chords, as well as how to play them as a guitarist and how to use them when writing. They do fit into our major keys and modes which means soloing and singing over them should be a breeze as long as you’re putting them in the right spot.
The concept I’m teaching is commonly referred to as the “harmonized major scale”. For many guitarists, this concept isn’t very intuitive due to the geometry of our instrument. Therefore I prefer to teach this “shortcut method” to harmony before exploring actual extended chords and harmonies. I do recommend you continue your research into this topic by googling and watching videos on “the harmonized major scale”. I’ve also skipped over the vii chord since this video is NOT about diminished- I have other videos on that chord!
In addition to writing chord progressions using extended chords and staying in key, I also include several methods to writing without adhering to a key. Also I include fairly detailed walkthrough of how to take this concept and actually apply it by producing a jam section using the chords taught in this video.
Prerequisite Learning-
Scale Degrees: youtu.be/tojM1qapHSU
Diatonic Major Scale Chords: youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA
Diatonic Minor Scale Chords: youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw
Relative Modes: youtu.be/lPDVo-7Ua28
These videos would not exist as they do today if it weren’t for the support of the fine folks who have donated to my Patreon. If you enjoy these videos you owe them a debt of gratitude, especially the following people:
Linas Orentas
Marek Pawlowski
John Arnold
Christopher Swanson
Marc Bulandr
Bradley Bower
Alvaro Begue-Aguado
Don Watters
Don Dachenhousen III
Patrick Ryan
twitter.com/signals_music
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Minor Seventh Chords
05:27 Major Seventh Chords
08:28 Dominant Seventh Chords
10:14 Quick Summary
10:50 Writing With Seventh Chords
14:07 "Example Song"
15:43 Out of Key Options
17:37 Wrapping Up
![How To Write Progressions using min7, maj7, and Dominant 7th chords [Songwriting - Music Theory]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3JizNRwHYNY/hqdefault.jpg "How To Write Progressions using min7, maj7, and Dominant 7th chords [Songwriting - Music Theory]
The Chord Progression Codex is NOW AVAILABLE! https://shorturl.at/bouLV
My pro theory + songwriting course https://bit.ly/2J2Nctn
Enroll in my Rhythm Training Course at ANY price! https://bit.ly/3wDacU4
WARNING! Really bad typo at 08:39- A major is A + C# + E!!!!
Chord Formula PDF + Mp3 posted at my Patreon: https://bit.ly/2F9pYwz
Skip to 14:07 to hear the seventh chord jam!
This video teaches the basic structure behind major seventh (maj7), minor seventh (m7) and Dominant Seventh (7th) chords, as well as how to play them as a guitarist and how to use them when writing. They do fit into our major keys and modes which means soloing and singing over them should be a breeze as long as you’re putting them in the right spot.
The concept I’m teaching is commonly referred to as the “harmonized major scale”. For many guitarists, this concept isn’t very intuitive due to the geometry of our instrument. Therefore I prefer to teach this “shortcut method” to harmony before exploring actual extended chords and harmonies. I do recommend you continue your research into this topic by googling and watching videos on “the harmonized major scale”. I’ve also skipped over the vii chord since this video is NOT about diminished- I have other videos on that chord!
In addition to writing chord progressions using extended chords and staying in key, I also include several methods to writing without adhering to a key. Also I include fairly detailed walkthrough of how to take this concept and actually apply it by producing a jam section using the chords taught in this video.
Prerequisite Learning-
Scale Degrees: https://youtu.be/tojM1qapHSU
Diatonic Major Scale Chords: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA
Diatonic Minor Scale Chords: https://youtu.be/j-j4g0ktPGw
Relative Modes: https://youtu.be/lPDVo-7Ua28
These videos would not exist as they do today if it weren’t for the support of the fine folks who have donated to my Patreon. If you enjoy these videos you owe them a debt of gratitude, especially the following people:
Linas Orentas
Marek Pawlowski
John Arnold
Christopher Swanson
Marc Bulandr
Bradley Bower
Alvaro Begue-Aguado
Don Watters
Don Dachenhousen III
Patrick Ryan
https://www.twitter.com/signals_music
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Free online guitar lessons for beginners, intermediate, and advanced players. Located in Crystal Lake, Jake Lizzio provides free jam tracks and video lessons for guitar players, as well as music theory videos and other music education content.
Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:33 Minor Seventh Chords
05:27 Major Seventh Chords
08:28 Dominant Seventh Chords
10:14 Quick Summary
10:50 Writing With Seventh Chords
14:07 Example Song
15:43 Out of Key Options
17:37 Wrapping Up")
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![ADD11 ARPEGGIOS - Build Speed, Learn Theory, and Sound AMAZING! [MUSIC THEORY/GUITAR LESSON]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4wGCy6d6RWM/hqdefault.jpg "ADD11 ARPEGGIOS - Build Speed, Learn Theory, and Sound AMAZING! [MUSIC THEORY/GUITAR LESSON]
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Add11 arpeggios are fun and easy, and learning them provides an opportunity to get faster on your instrument while also improving your knowledge of music theory AND giving you more cool ways to make music. Thats what this lesson is all about!
If youre confused, heres some videos that might clear things up for you:
Diatonic Chords in Major: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA?si=lfG7Dn3SMvmJ4H_G
Major 7th, Minor 7th, and 7th chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY?si=9tIoZ-GEbyBht7N8
Suspended Chords: https://youtu.be/qu49nYaBfdM?si=jo8MVdwBdl4tdNgs
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:49 Four Different Add 11 Arpeggios
04:29 GUITARISTS ONLY!
07:50 The Diatonic Add11 Arpeggio Exercise
10:15 Making Music With Add11 Arpeggios
12:36 HEAR THE ARPEGGIOS
13:00 Advanced Usage of Add11 Arps
15:00 Related Concepts
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With free ampsim vsts, you can have an entire arsenal of amplifiers, pedals, and effects at your disposal without having to spend a penny. In this video I’m going to walk you through how to install and use them in your tracks, then show you how I craft my guitar tones for my songs and videos. This can be very helpful for you if you don’t do a lot of playing out or gigging, or if you spend a lot of time recording.
You need a program like Ableton or Protools, any DAW that can use VSTs. This will cost money but will end up saving you far more in the long run than buying amps and pedals.
At the end, I made a mini music-video for a snippet I wrote just for this video by using a weird guitar tone. I really like the groove and intend to finish that song one day with a real drummer and a different singer.
SUGGESTED DAWS- Do some homework before buying a DAW. They all do the same stuff pretty much, just make sure it’s 64 bit and is compatible with your equipment and computer:
Ableton Live
Protools
Reason
Studio One
Reaper
Logic
LINKS to DOWNLOAD:
TSE 808 Pedal- https://www.tseaudio.com/software/tse808
LePou Amp Pack- https://www.kvraudio.com/developer/lepou-plugins
Emmisary Amp (Metal ampsim)- http://www.igniteamps.com/#emissary
Nadir Impulse Loader – http://www.igniteamps.com/#nadir
Impulse Packs – https://masters-of-music.com/impulse-response-guide-and-free-download-packs-1000s-of-free-impulses/
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Patrick Ryan
01:01-Ampsim VST Basics
02:52-Using Effects
06:02-Writing music off a tone
07:25-grimebreath mini music video
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Droning sounds simple right? Welp, yeah, but it can be way complex too! The pedal tone opens up a whole door of amazingly weird progressions and effects, and this lesson should walk you through what those might feel, sound, and look like.
TAKE NOTE- When I say Western Mainstream, Im speaking from an American Pop Music perspective. There are more styles of drone music than those from India- I did not mention the Hurdy Gurdy or the Bagpipes, two heavyweights in the world of droning. The bagpipes themselves drone on a single note while the rest of the pipes are tuned to a mixolydian scale relative to the drone. This is the second time I have likely offended the Scots, and twice now I must beg their forgiveness.
I also did not mention the importance of pedal tones as they apply to metal, since I went over that topic in my video on the Metallica Scale https://youtu.be/UuqvZDDm_bk and also in my video on Mixolydian Rock https://youtu.be/39iZqrZf66o.
Wanna jam over the same note for 10 minutes, you weirdo? Well so do I. Heres the track.
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00:00 INTRO
00:30 A Brief History Of Drone
04:45 Guitar Drones and Modern Acoustic Songs
06:29 Bass Pedal Tones
10:42 Writing with a Melody Pedal Tone
14:52 Infinite Scale Possibilities
16:50 6 Scales 1 Drone
18:30 Pedal Point")
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Mmmm... futuristic prog djent riffs! And a sneak peek into a giant project of mine =D
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
01:18 Lydian Dominant
02:09 Writing With Lydian Dominant
04:14 Indjencting The Djent
08:37 Wrapping Up")
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I spent every day over the last two weeks writing, recording, and producing this. An instrumental progressive rock track featuring drums by Jeff Schwertfeger and synths/keys by Mike Muggli. I will do a few videos on the details of this song, as there is a lot to analyze. At its base though, it revolves around mostly D Major but often borrows from D Minor. It is written like a pop song- Intro-verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus-end.
The melodies are consistent through the 1st and second chorus and the last chorus, I solo with variations on it as the theme plays in orchestral arrangement.
The verse sections are free canvases to solo on top of. The chord progression contains a chromatic descent in the bass, leading to some modal mixture and Plini-inspired slide licks.
The bridge is in 7/4 but the keys and guitars are playing polymetricly, in 3/8 and 5/8 respectively.
It is about a group of individuals finding a new planet for their species after several hundred years of drifting through space in a giant space-colony because their home planet was gonna get roasted and they had to evacuate.
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![Intro To ALTERED DOMINANT Chords [SONGWRITING / JAZZ / MUSIC THEORY]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/63-PX9XvrKg/hqdefault.jpg "Intro To ALTERED DOMINANT Chords [SONGWRITING / JAZZ / MUSIC THEORY]
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Altered Dominant chords are absolutely essential to writing complex jazz progressions. The topic can be very difficult to navigate though, so I’ve tried to simplify it down to the absolute basics in this video. To summarize this video:
-Take a regular dominant chord (1 3 5 b7) and move it’s 5th up or down a half step to alter it. This creates 7(b5) or 7(#5) (aka augmented 7th)
-Like ALL altered dominant chords, you can use these as a colorful replacement for V7 in a V7 – I cadence.
-Altered dominant chords of any type can be written with the symbol 7alt.
-It’s easy to use altered dominant chords right after or before regular dominant chords, like G7 – G7alt – C, or G7alt-G7-C
-Altered dominants can be used in secondary dominant movements. Instead of playing V7/vi - vi, try V7alt/vi – vi. Or, V7alt/vi -V7/vi - vi
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00:00 Intro
00:25 What is an altered dominant (easy mode)
01:30 Guitar Shapes
1:52 Use altered dominants wherever you see V7
2:56 Use them as part of a ii-V7-I
3:47 Don’t like it? Fix the voice leading!
4:47 Play them next to unaltered dominant chords
6:00 Use them in secondary cadence
7:00 Putting it all together
07:48 What is an altered dominant (hard mode)
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