Find every 7th chord you’ll ever need in three patterns and with four rules. Obviously, this will not show you every voicing there is on guitar but it is a start if you really want to try it.
The Three Patterns
The Four Rules
All of the rules refer to the chord symbol which is the expression used to name chords
- The 5th is natural unless you’re told otherwise by the chord symbol
- “7” means b7
- “maj7” means that the 7th is not flatted
- “min” (or “m”) means to flat the 3rd
| A7 7th is flatted |
A7b5 7th and 5th are flatted |
Amin7 7th and 3rd are flatted |
| Amaj7 7th is natural (not flatted) |
Am maj7 3rd is flatted, 7th is natural |
Am maj7b5 3rd and 5th are flatted 7th is natural |
Note: When you see “aug” or “+” raise the 5th a half step
What you must do is adjust the patterns according to chord symbol.
Examples are shown below.
docs here The Three Patterns for 7th
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