Due to the fact that I am in a giving mood after some exciting news. I have been reading a lot of the emails that you have sent and let me say that I am impressed. Everyone has been sending in some excellent feedback about the Ditone and Tritone book as well as the steroid chords.
I am going to share some more secrets with you all. By the way I am working on getting the video up and running so that I can provide you with live examples.
DISCLAMER:This post is for Guitar Players.
Major 7th Madness
Major 7ths are the key to making your chords sound SWEET! When you place a major 7th where there is space it sounds really pretty. They sound great any time you are using a 1 chord, 4 chord, 5 chord or even 6 chord which is a minor.
Guitar Players
Here are two techniques for creating major 7th chords
Technique #1 - Stack the Thirds
Major chords are made up of a root, 3rd, and 5th
A C major chord would be spelled C, E, G. The interval between the first two notes of a major chord is a major third. Now that you know that the formula is:
The formula for a major 7th chord is major third, minor third, and another major third. So the major 7th for C would be C, E, G, B
Technique # 2- Add another note
In the example above, we established what a major 7th chord is and the formula. However, there is an alternative. Major 7th chords are also made up of the 1,3,5,7. You are able to just simply count the notes in the scale. Keep in mind that you need to know the scale for this to work.
Try experimenting in your music and see how they sound. Here is how the C major 7th would look on the guitar.
