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Major 7th chords

Major 7th chords

From the course: Theory for the Contemporary Guitarist

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Major 7th chords

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- A major seventh chord contains a root, a major third, a perfect fifth, and a major seventh. It's a major triad with a major seventh added. In the example, C is the root. E is the major third. G is the fifth. And B is the major seventh. For all of these chords that I'm going to show you here, I'll be using the fingerings on page 37 of the book. Here is the C major seventh chord. (plays chord)

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