34349946 Major Key Chord Chart

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Harmonic minor key chord charts

Harmonic minor key is the classical minor scale; I think it is the true minor scale because the

natural minor ones is similar to the major scale while melodic minor scale is less used. This scalehas minor major seventh chord on the first degree; there are major chords on III and VI; half

diminished chord is on the second degree, diminished 7 on VII and minor seventh is on fourthone. Dominant seventh chord is on V and it has also minor ninth and minor sixth!

y Here is the harmonic minor chord chart





The tonic 7th chord in Harmonic Minor is a minor/major seventh NOT a major seventh as you have

shown. So, for A minor harmonic, the first chord is Aminor/major 7th.

Yes, you are right but I mean this with that notation

m= minor chord

j7= seventh major

Melodic minor key chord chart

Melodic minor scale is less used than natural and harmonic scales but it is important. Pay

attention to IV degree ( seventh chord with augmented 4th) and to II degree (min 7th )

y Melodic minor chord chart









These chord charts are the harmonic base of classical, jazz and pop music. They derive, aboveall, from J.S. Bach but also other great classical composers.

Considerations on seventh chords and their key

Seventh chords are complete chords, in the sense that they have the main notes that determine

the harmony of a chord. The fundamental, the third, the fifth and the seventh (said "chordal

notes") does understand the key and the type of a chord. Besides they may determine, comparingwith the neighboring chords to what key it belongs and then from what scale's degree is

produced. In my pop blues music, I use nearly only seventh chords that have a complex but nontoo dissonant sound.

You can learn everything about improvisation reading articles, watching tutorial videos andlistening solos published on the Web. Internet offers you a great resource to learn music

harmony, theory and improvisation but the best resource is your passion for this art!



Dominant seventh chord charts : structures

Dominant chord is on the :

y V degree of the Major and harmonic-melodic minor (b9 and b6) scale

y VII of the natural minor scaley IV (#4) degree of the melodic minor scale.

#4 = This chord has augmented 4th b6 =minor 6th

b9 = minor 9th

In this page there are dominant seventh chords in all keys and in 4 inversions

Dominant 7 chord charts : inversions

Here are all dominant seventh chord inversions. This chord is much used in blues music and its derived

styles. The blues structure is characterized by the constant use of this chord. Besides the simpler blues

structure is formed only by three dominant seventh chords. Even in the classical music, it was much

used and it was considered almost a consonance: in fact, its seventh did not need the preparation; you

do need to feel it previously as consonant tune in another chord. It could be played enough freely.

However, memory that in accordance with the classical harmony and not only, the seventh of a chord is

well that descends, to resolve the tension that creates. For example, considering the C7 chord, the Bb

(seventh) is well that moving, nearly always, descend to A, the third of F Maj, that is the third of the

tonic chord.





Major seventh chord charts : structures

This chord is on the :

y I and IV (#4) degree of the Major scale

y III (#5) of the harmonic and melodic minor scaley III and VI (#4) degree of the natural minor scale

#4 =augmented 4th

#5 = augmented 5th

In this page there are major chords in all keys and in 4 inversions

Play these chords in the whole keyboard (More than an octave)Play them with both hands

Arpeggiate the chords as I show in the videos

Here is the major seventh chord chart. In this major seventh chord chart the chord is on the first degreeof major scale (In the first staff there is an error in the key signature because F major key has Bb)





Harmonic and perceptive considerations on major seventh

chord

The major seventh chord gives to the listener a sense of spatial opening. It is in other words asolar, gladden and ample chord. It gives often a sense of rest, reassurance, and stasis, above all

using simply the major triad. The major seventh note, instead, creates a strong movement of sonorous opening, creating in the music a light. This chord harmonically is above all a first

degree in the major key, but sometimes a fourth degree in major key. You have to be careful todistinguish if a major chord is a I or IV degree because based on this you have to change the

scale to use over it. For example, if there is F sharp in the key signature (GMaj) and you have inyour song a CMaj7 chord, it is IV and not I degree. Therefore you have to use the G major and

NOT C major scale.



Minor seventh chords : structures

Minor seventh chord is on the :

y II, III, and VI degree of the Major scale

y I, IV and V degree of the natural minor sc.y II degree of the melodic minor scale

y IV degree of the harmonic minor key

y I degree of a minor scale (It has major seventh on harmonic minor scale!).

Tips: - Learn all minor seventh chords in all keys and in its 4 inversions

- Play these chords in the whole keyboard (More than an octave)- Arpeggiate the inversions

Minor seventh chord has a beautiful sound and I have sincerely to say that among the five

families of chords, this is my preferred. It has a sweet, soft but also darken, mysterious andexpressive sound. There are famous songs (see for example, 'So what" by Miles Davis) based

only on this chord.

Here is the minor seventh chord chart. In this chart I wrote minor seventh chord as a II degree in major

key.







Half diminished chords chart : structures and tonal function

It is also called minor 7th diminished 5 (b5) chord( C m7/b5 )

This chord is on the :

y VII degree in major scale

y II in natural and harmonic minor scales (Most used)

y VI and VII degree in the melodic minor scale.

In this page there are half diminished chords in all keys and in 4 inversions

The half diminished or "minor seventh chord with diminished fifth" is above all in minor keys.

In the major key the half diminished 7 chord is on the scale's seventh degree but it is less used inthis key context. It is just a dominant seventh chord's substitution (on the fifth degree). In fact, in

major key, the half diminished chord can be considered a dominant seventh chord with the ninthand with the third on bass.

y Here is the half diminished chord chart





Learn every inversion of the half diminished chord

The half diminished chord has minor third, diminished fifth and minor seventh. It is different

from diminished chord because it has minor seventh while dim 7th chord has diminishedseventh. This chord is used as a II degree in minor key (Harmonic and natural) and dominant

seventh chord follows it (V degree). II-V-I in A minor key: B min7b5 - E7b9 - Amin7.



Diminished 7 chord charts : structures

Diminished chord is on the :

y VII degree of the harmonic minor scale

In this page there are diminished 7 chords in all keys and in 4 inversions

It is a chord with an ambiguous, indefinite, and vague sound. This sound ambiguity makes it a

tune joker, because it may be considered in different ways. Now I explain. The diminished

seventh chord is perfectly symmetrical: it is constituted only by minor thirds intervals. If you

play an inversion of this chord you can realize the distance between the various notes remainsunchanged. In other words, every diminished seventh chord inversion has only minor third

intervals. For example, A diminished seventh chord can be considered also C, E flat (or D sharp)and G flat (or F sharp) diminished seventh chord.

Every diminished seventh chord is equal (enharmonic) to other three chords: only the theoreticalnotes¶ name, the key to which chord belongs and the fundamental bass note change. For

example: C dim7 is equal (enharmonic) to Eb dim7, Gb dim7 and A dim7. In other pages, I willtell you what theories and concepts derive from this ambiguity.

Here is the diminished 7 chord chart





Modulations with diminished seventh chords

The diminished seventh chord is used often to modulate that is to change key. With this chord,

you can practically go to any key that is you can modulate in every key. For example, if youwant to modulate from C Major Key to F#min you can use E# dim7 or F dim7 and then add the

tonic chord of the new key, that is F#min or F#min7

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