Piano Lessons For Beginners: MAJOR SEVENTH CHORD

Piano Lessons For Beginners: MAJOR SEVENTH CHORD

Before we go into this; let's talk about Octave.
In case you're hearing it for the first time.

An Octave comprises of eight notes[Oct means 8]…
It also means holding similar keys/notes together.
Example
C and C together makes a C octave.
D and D together makes a D octave.
You can go on and on with that.
Okay, let's continue.

A major 7 chord comprises of the major triad with a note a half-step from the octave of the tonic[ Tonic is your first scale degree. What most folks call do]

Doh = Tonic
Reh = Supertonic
Mi = mediant
Fa = Subdominant
Sol = Dominant
La = Submediant
Ti = leading tone/note
Doh = Octave.

A major 7 chord is a tetra chord because it comprises of 4 notes.

It has its formula as 1-3-5-7

First get the major triad then next
Stretch your hand to the octave and move a half-step downward from the octave.

Let's try an example
C major 7 chord will comprise of C major triad as C-E-G.
Then stretch your pinky to get C octave as C-C' [C' indicates higher C note]
From that octave [C']love down a semitone
You'll have B.

Add it up to the C major triad we'll have C-E-G-B as C major 7 chord.

Let's try another example.
F major 7.
It comprise of F major triad as F-A-C.
One note downward from F octave gives E
Altogether we have F-A-C-E.

As usual; you need to transpose it up and down different keys.
Major 7 Chords:

C major 7 C-E-G-B

C# major 7 C#-E#-G#-B#

D major 7 D-F#-A-C#

Eb major 7 Eb-G-Bb-D

E major 7 E-G#-B-D#

F major 7 F-A-C-E

F# major 7 F#-A#-C#-E#

G major 7 G-B-D-F#

Ab major 7 Ab-C-Eb-G

A major 7 A-C#-E-G#

Bb major 7 Bb-D-F-A

B major 7 B-D#-F#-A#

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