Last week, I went over the chord shapes for major and minor barre chords, with the root on the 5th and 6th strings. This week, I’m going to go a little deeper into the kinds of chords you can get out of these shapes.
The Major 7 has an ethereal quality to it. It kind of floats there. Here’s the Bmaj7 shape on the 6th string and the 5th string. Just like the major and minor shapes, these are the same chords, just in different places on the neck.
The Dominant 7 chord, usually just called a 7, is a jagged chord, it really sticks out. It’s great for blues and funk. Here’s the 6th and 5th string shapes.
Our last chord for the week is the minor 7. Like the major7 is related to the major chord, the minor seven is similar to the minor, but it doesn’t sound as sad. It’s more of a relaxed chord, kind of jazzy. Here’s are the shapes.
That’s all for this week. Next time, I’m going to cover a couple more shapes, some advanced, weird chords you might not be familiar with. After that, I’ll get into how those chords are built, and the theory behind them.
