
Your next step is to find the bass note (or the root of the chord) and double it an octave higher. (For C minor these notes would be C-Eb-G. In order to help you build a minor major seventh chord you should begin by playing a basic minor chord. The first chord you see in the video is the minor major 7th chord. (click notation to expand) How To Play Minor Major 7th Piano Chordsġ.

Then, print out the notation, and read all the additional tips below. If you’re more of a multi media learner though (like myself) I would definitely watch the video first. I feel it’s vital to help people learn how to play jazz no matter what level they are in their musical journey. This tutorial should help a lot of the people who visit this site and want to learn more about some of the basic 7th chords you’ll see in a chord chart.Īs I mentioned in the previous article we’ve done a lot of intermediate lessons on this site up to this point. If you missed the first lesson in this series I encourage you to also check out the how to play 7th chords Part 1 lesson. (Youtube video lesson, notation, and tips below.)

If you’ve always wondered how to play minor major 7th chords, fully diminished seventh chords, or minor 7th flat 5 chords this will be the lesson for you!

In today’s piano chord lesson we’re going to continue our exploration of basic 7th chords. Welcome to our second free piano tutorial on 7th chords!
