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Level 3 Level 3 1. Chords: 7th chords These chords can add a bit of “spice” to your playing Guitar terms Major Major 7th interval: A half tone lower than the high note of the octave Major 7th chord: Major chord with the major 7th interval added (the 7 note of the scale) Minor Minor 7th interval:...

Level 3 Level 3 1. Chords: 7th chords These chords can add a bit of “spice” to your playing Guitar terms Major Major 7th interval: A half tone lower than the high note of the octave Major 7th chord: Major chord with the major 7th interval added (the 7 note of the scale) Minor Minor 7th interval: One tone lower than the high note of the octave Minor 7th chord: A minor chord with the minor 7th interval added (the ♭7 note of the scale) Dominant 7th chord (or dominant 7th chord): Major chord with the minor 7th interval added (the ♭7 note of the scale) 7th chords – a recap The most commonly seen 7th chords are: • Major 7th, made up of these functions: 1–3–5–7 E.g., Cmaj7: C – E – G – B • Minor 7th, made up of these functions: 1 – ♭3 – 5 – ♭7 E.g., Cm7: C – Eb – G – B♭ • 7th (or dominant 7th), made up of these functions: 1 – 3 – 5 – ♭7 E.g., C7: C – E – G – B♭ Tips • Learn the chord shapes by heart. Don’t try to work them out as you’re playing. • By adapting these chords to become barre chords, you can play them anywhere. • The 5th interval can often be left out of any chord, especially if you’re adding other notes. 1 Level 3 Goal Within 1 second, be able to locate any major 7th, minor 7th, or 7th chord anywhere on the neck with the root on the low E string or the A string Note: To reach this goal, you may need to keep coming back to practice these chords as you advance through the course. It can take some time before these shapes become second nature. Exercises 3.1.1 7th chords – Part 1 Practice these chords with the tabs. 3.1.2 7th chords – Part 2 Expand your 7th chord vocabulary. 2 Level 3 Exercise 3.1.1 7th chords – Part 1 3 Level 3 Lvl 3.1        Exercise 3.1.2 7th chords – Part 2 Cm7  A  maj7    2 3  43 5  3  5      5  55 5  7 5 3    Dm7  6     4 6 8 7 8 6 4 5     4 5 5 Am7 5 G7 6  1        E  maj7 G7      5 6 5 7 5 3 3 4 3 5 3 7        3 3 4 3 5 3 Cmaj7  8      3 5 4 5 3           1/1 4 Level 3 2. Speed and versatility: Pentatonic scales Skills that will help you easily shift any lick to different strings Guitar terms Alternate picking: Alternating between a downstroke and an upstroke Triplet: A group of three notes of the same length (counted as one-two-three) Goal To increase your speed at playing the E minor pentatonic in five positions, while maintaining good technique Exercises 3.2.1 The E minor pentatonic scale played in 5 patterns Advanced exercises • Count in sixes (not threes). • Play the exercises in G minor or A minor. • Use a metronome and gradually increase the speed. 5 Level 3 Exercise 3.2.1 The E minor pentatonic scale played in 5 patterns Lvl 3.2 Em pentatonic Pattern 1 3 1             3 3 3  3  2 2 5 2 4 2 4 5 3 4 3 5     3 3 7 10 10 7 9 7 9 6 3 3 5 3 7 9 7 9 7 9 9 8 10 7 12 15 12 15 12 14 12 14 10 14 3 5 8 3 5 8 5 8 7 14 10 12 10 12 9 12 9 12 9 12 3 12 14 9 5 7   3 3        3 12 3 3 7             12 4 7 4 7 3 3 3 7   3     3 12 3 5 7 5 7 4 4 Pattern 4 3 8 3 3 5 7 Pattern 5 9     3 3   3 3 7 3 5 3 7 Pattern 3 5 2 Pattern 2   12 9 12 9 12 10 12 11 3 12 14 12 14 12 1/1 6 Level 3 3. Practical theory: Chord progressions Add to your repertoire with these 7th chords Guitar terms Transpose: To change the pitch of a song by raising or lowering the notes or chords by the same interval Chord progression dictionary Chord degree Name Example: 7th Chords in Key of G major I Tonic (root) Gmaj7 (or GΔ/GM7) ii Supertonic Am7 (or A-7) iii Mediant Bm7 IV Subdominant Cmaj7 V Dominant D7 vi Submediant or relative minor Em7 vii Seventh or leading note F#m7♭5 (or F#ø, which is pronounced as “half-diminished”) Goal To be able to construct jazzy or spicy sounding chord progressions in any key based on 7th chords To be able to quickly find and play the chords with the root on the Low E or A string Exercises 3.3.1 Jazz in key of G Practice this tune with a I – vi – ii – V progression. 7 Level 3 Exercise 3.3.1 Jazz in key of G Lvl 3.3 (  =   )    Em7      D7    I-vi-ii-V key of G Gmaj7 Am7 7    1           3 4 4 7 3    Em7      Gmaj7 5  3 7 3   9        45 5 3  3  5   5 5 5 7 5 7 5 5      5 5 5 5 5  5 6 I-vi-ii-V key of C         5 5 5 7 7 Cmaj7 Am7           5 7 5 8 7 9 2  Am7   D7    Different voicing 5        43 4        5 5 5   5     3 5 4     5 6 5 7 5   3   3 4 3 3  5 vi   3 4 4 3 7  5 Dm7 G7    10 I 5  3   5   3 4 4 3      7 3  3 ii  7   8 7 9 8 7 9  V        4  5 5 5 7 5 8   5 5 5 7 5 5   5 5 7 5 7 5     5 3 5 4 5 Cmaj7 Am7  Dm7  G7      4x          Different voicings 11  3      3 5 4 5 3    5   5 5 5  12  5    5 3 5 3 5   3   3 4 3  3      1/1 8 Level 3 3.3.2 Jazz in key of C Transpose the chord progression I – vi – ii – V into the key of C. You’ll find the answers in the tabs – but try to work it out yourself first! 9               5        7                        3 5  43 4 7 Exercise 3.3.1 Jazz555 in key435of C 4 5  4 7 7 5 5 5 3 6 3 5 I-vi-ii-V key of C Cmaj7 Am7    5   9        45 5 3  3   5   5 5 5 5 5 3 Dm7 G7     10  5     5 6 5 7 5   3   3 4 3 3     7 8 7 9 8     5 5 5 7 5 5 Level 3        3  5 4 5 5  Cmaj7 Am7  Dm7  G7      Different voicings 11  3      3 5 4 5 3    5   5 5 5  12  5     5 3 5 3 5   3   3 4 3  3      1/1 10 Level 3 4. Lead: Minor scales A lot of music is in a minor key, so these are great scales to know Guitar terms Aeolian or natural minor scale: minor scale The minor scale – a recap Starting from the root note, this is the sequence between the notes in a minor scale: Whole tone (2 frets) Semitone (1 fret) Whole tone (2 frets) Whole tone (2 frets) Semitone (1 fret) Whole tone (2 frets) Whole tone (2 frets) The intervals of the minor scale compare to the intervals of the major scale like this: 11 Level 3 Goal To play from memory the A minor and C minor scale in more than one location on the fretboard Exercises 3.4.1 A minor, root on string 6 and root on string 5 Root string 6 Root string 5 12 Level 3 Lvl 3.4 Exercise 3.4.1 A minor, root on string 6 and root on string 5  od.guit.                  A minor scale pos. V 1  5 7 8 5 7 8 5 7 4 (9) 5 7 5                6 8 A minor scale pos. XII 4 12 14 15 12 14 15 12 14 12 13 15 12 13 15 17 5 5 7 2                 8 7 5 8 6 5 7 5 4 (9) 7 5 3  8 7 5                 6      15 13 12 15 13 12 14 12 15 14 12 15 14 12 15 13 8 7 12 13 15 5 12 1/1 13 Level 3 Lvl 3.4 Exercise 3.4.2 C minor, descending run and ascending run                   1      11 10 8 10 8 8 11 11 9 11 9 8 11 9 8  10   Run down in C minor 3                 7 10 8 6 10 8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 5 8 6 4 2                 9 8 5 8 3 3                         3 3 3 3 3 3 8 10 11 8 10 11 10 11 13 10 11 13 10 12 13 10 12 13 12 13 15 8 8 10 8 7 10 8 7 10 8 7              6 Run up in Cminor 5 10 12 13 15 6 5 8 6 5 6 8 5 8 6              3 13 15 16 3 13 15 16 3 15 16 18 8 10 8      3 15 16 18 20 1/1 14 Level 3 5. Solo: “Aeolian Dream” Play over a backing track using the skills you’ve learned Goal To nail the solo, keeping up with the backing track Advanced goal To understand why the notes in the solo sound good with the chords in the backing track Exercise 3.5.1 Solo: “Aeolian Dream” Practice the solo over the backing track … and then feel free to let loose and improvise. 15 Level 3 Lvl 3.5 3.5.1 Solo: “Aeolian Dream”        7 Fm 5    1    8  (8)  Cm 8   6    2    11    10 12 8 10   3 6 7 Gm 7       8 11 10 11 10 11 (13) Cm 9   full  full  8 11 full   10  9   17 10 8 full  8 10 A 11   full  11 8 10 8 8 8 8 11 8 8  8     10 13 full  14   full   full  full 11 14  13 16 full  15     full full  full  15 18 full   full full full 15 18 15 18 15 18    full  full  16 10 full  8 10   6 8 7 13               10      full 12  8 7 8 7 7 10 8        full  11 11 Gm full  full full 11 full 8 11 9        Fm 13 8   12  8  11 (8) full 13 4 8 8          A 8 10 8 8 8 8 8                 Gm pentatonic full  18 15 18 15 17 15 18 15 17 15 17 15 17 15 18 15  15 1/1 16 Level 3 Advancing to Level 4 Are you ready to move on? Complete the following questions to help you decide. Grab your guitar, and a pen to write down your answers. You can check the answers in Advancing to Level 4 in the members area. Level 3 Self test 1. 7th chords A major 7th chord is made up of which 4 intervals of the major scale? 2. Pentatonic scales Can you play at least 3 of the 5 pentatonic scale patterns from lesson 2? 3. Chord progressions If you were to play a ii – V – I progression with 7th chords in the key of D, what chords would you play? 4. Minor scales Are you able to play A minor in at least one of the two positions without checking tabs? 5. Improvise and play solos Do you feel relatively comfortable jamming with the backing track in lesson 5? 17 Level 3 18