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Using 7th chords in a song

Using 7th chords in a song

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Using 7th chords in a song

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- Okay, let's look at some of these concepts in action. I'm going to show you with one of my own compositions called Brooklyn Kind of Love how minor 7th chords, dominant chords, extended chords, added note chords, and a diminished 7th chord can work in a song. I'm going to play the song through the last chorus up until the end, and then I'm going to go back through it, and show you where all these chords fit into the song. You ready? (Piano playing) ♫ Let's go to that bar ♫ For you and me ♫ Where the skyline's easy to see ♫ We'll dance 'till dawn ♫ Beneath the apple marquis ♫ Then back to watch for season three ♫ Of that show ♫ We've both seen ♫ The story of a king and a queen ♫ The once Mr. and Mrs. ♫ Like this is a Brooklyn ♫ Like this is a Brooklyn ♫ Like this is a Brooklyn ♫ Kind of love ♫ Alright, let me take you through the song, and I'll show you how I work all these different chords into it. Alright, so, the song starts with a D flat major triad. You see we have a C augmented…

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