Instant Level Up with 7th CHORDS - Chord Theory Part 2 @QJamTracks

Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 5 days ago

This guitar lesson covers the music theory of 7th chords for guitar. You learn about the structure of the 7th chords like the major seventh chord and minor seventh chord, that are built upon the 4 types of triads: minor triad, major triad, diminished triad and augmented triad. Learn about the major 7th chord (maj7), dominant 7th chord (dom7), minor 7th chord (min7), minor major 7th chord (minMaj7), augmented dominant 7th chord (dom7#5), augmented major 7th chord (Maj7#5), half diminished chord (min7b5) and full diminished chord (dim7).
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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Types of extended triads
1:42 Introduction to 7th chords
3:42 Major family 7th chords
3:51 Major 7th chord
4:56 Dominant 7th chord
6:02 Minor family 7th chords
6:12 Minor 7th chord
7:21 Minor-major 7th chord
8:08 Augmented family 7th chords
8:18 Maj7#5 chord
9:07 Dom7#5 chord
10:08 Diminished family 7th chords
10:17 Half diminished chord (m7b5)
11:48 Full diminished chord (dim7)
13:09 Other 7th chords
13:25 Dom7b5 chords
14:57 Suspended dominant 7th chord (7sus4)
15:57 min7b5sus4 chord
16:36 Conclusion

Prerequisite Learning:
- Intervals for guitar (youtu.be/axYQzYaajC4?feature=shared)
- Triads (youtu.be/n_-u4a_Qx-c?feature=shared)

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(c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands

$Instant Level Up with 7th CHORDS - Chord Theory Part 2 This guitar lesson covers the music theory of 7th chords for guitar. You learn about the structure of the 7th chords like the major seventh chord and minor seventh chord, that are built upon the 4 types of triads: minor triad, major triad, diminished triad and augmented triad. Learn about the major 7th chord (maj7), dominant 7th chord (dom7), minor 7th chord (min7), minor major 7th chord (minMaj7), augmented dominant 7th chord (dom7#5), augmented major 7th chord (Maj7#5), half diminished chord (min7b5) and full diminished chord (dim7). 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Types of extended triads 1:42 Introduction to 7th chords 3:42 Major family 7th chords 3:51 Major 7th chord 4:56 Dominant 7th chord 6:02 Minor family 7th chords 6:12 Minor 7th chord 7:21 Minor-major 7th chord 8:08 Augmented family 7th chords 8:18 Maj7#5 chord 9:07 Dom7#5 chord 10:08 Diminished family 7th chords 10:17 Half diminished chord (m7b5) 11:48 Full diminished chord (dim7) 13:09 Other 7th chords 13:25 Dom7b5 chords 14:57 Suspended dominant 7th chord (7sus4) 15:57 min7b5sus4 chord 16:36 Conclusion Prerequisite Learning: - Intervals for guitar (https://youtu.be/axYQzYaajC4?feature=shared) - Triads (https://youtu.be/n u4a_Qx-c?feature=shared) *Chord Theory E-book Bundle (part 1, 2 and 3)* https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/the-chord-theory-bundle *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

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