Chord Qualities
Here we will examine how to build every possible 7th chord using a G Ma 7 chord as an example. Please note that none of the remaining chords actually exists in the key of G maj. Do this with every Ma 7 chord form in the tables. This will catalyze other insights.
This is a G major 7.
The I of G and IV of D.
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| (1) |
* |
* |
* |
(2) |
* |
| * |
* |
(3) |
(4) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G dom 7
The V of C
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| (1) |
* |
(3) |
* |
(2) |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
(4) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G mi 7
II of F, ETC.
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| (2) |
* |
(3) |
(3) |
(3) |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G mi6
AKA C9/Eb9/
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
(1) |
* |
* |
* |
| (2) |
* |
* |
(3) |
(4) |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
This is a G mi7-5
VII OF Ab,ETC.
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
(1) |
* |
| (2) |
* |
(3) |
(4) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G DIM7
Bb,C#,E DIM7
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
(1) |
* |
(1) |
* |
| (2) |
* |
* |
(3) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| |
WE'LL DO THE SAME NOW WITH ANALYSIS:
This is a G major 7.
The I of G and IV of D.
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| (R) |
* |
* |
* |
(5) |
* |
| * |
* |
(7) |
(3) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G dom 7
The V of C
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| (R) |
* |
(7) |
* |
(5) |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
(3) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G mi 7
II of F, ETC.
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| (R) |
* |
(7) |
(3) |
(5) |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G mi6
AKA C9/E-7-5
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
(6) |
* |
* |
* |
| (R) |
* |
* |
(3) |
(5) |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
|
This is a G mi7-5
VII OF Ab,ETC.
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
-5 |
* |
| (R) |
* |
(7) |
(3) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
This is a G DIM7
Bb,C#,E DIM7
| [E] |
[A] |
[D] |
[G] |
[B] |
[E] |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
o7 |
* |
-5 |
* |
| (R) |
* |
* |
(3) |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
| * |
* |
* |
* |
* |
* |
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