1 1 00:00:00,009 --> 00:00:02,774 Practicing seventh chords. 2 2 00:00:02,774 --> 00:00:07,585 In jazz it's very important that you know all your seventh chords inside out. 3 3 00:00:07,585 --> 00:00:12,111 You need to know the basic left hand four note formations. 4 4 00:00:12,111 --> 00:00:16,594 [MUSIC] 5 5 00:00:16,594 --> 00:00:18,733 And at least the middle inversions so 6 6 00:00:18,733 --> 00:00:23,080 you can do things like the caterpillar progression, the cycle of fifths. 7 7 00:00:23,080 --> 00:00:26,980 And you'll need to know every chord in every key. 8 8 00:00:26,980 --> 00:00:31,596 Not just the C family chords cuz even in C you'll find yourself going in and 9 9 00:00:31,596 --> 00:00:34,588 out of many chords outside the C family chords. 10 10 00:00:34,588 --> 00:00:44,854 [MUSIC] 11 11 00:00:44,854 --> 00:00:48,660 And the right hand, you'll need to know all your broken chord patterns. 12 12 00:00:48,660 --> 00:00:53,687 [MUSIC] 13 13 00:00:53,687 --> 00:00:56,148 So that you can improvise with the chord tones. 14 14 00:00:56,148 --> 00:01:00,934 [MUSIC] 15 15 00:01:00,934 --> 00:01:06,231 Now this is all very essential, so make sure you practice this regularly. 16 16 00:01:06,231 --> 00:01:07,955 So we're going to look at three different methods for 17 17 00:01:07,955 --> 00:01:09,190 practicing all your seventh chords. 18 18 00:01:13,270 --> 00:01:18,680 Number one four types of sevenths built on the same root note. 19 19 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:20,800 So you start off with your C major seven. 20 20 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,290 First, third, fifth, seventh. 21 21 00:01:22,290 --> 00:01:24,832 And remember, look at the right hand, 22 22 00:01:24,832 --> 00:01:28,850 remember from book one a major seventh is one left of the root. 23 23 00:01:28,850 --> 00:01:30,910 So even if you just look at the root again and 24 24 00:01:30,910 --> 00:01:32,981 look one left that's your major seventh. 25 25 00:01:32,981 --> 00:01:34,942 [MUSIC] 26 26 00:01:34,942 --> 00:01:37,219 And you flatten the seventh to make a C7 chord. 27 27 00:01:37,219 --> 00:01:40,284 [SOUND] So remember seven was two left. 28 28 00:01:40,284 --> 00:01:41,363 Major seven one left. 29 29 00:01:41,363 --> 00:01:46,174 Seven two left, so you can always look up at the root again, 30 30 00:01:46,174 --> 00:01:50,420 one octave up, and then go down for a major or seven. 31 31 00:01:50,420 --> 00:01:51,030 So that's your C7. 32 32 00:01:51,030 --> 00:01:52,947 And flatten the third 33 33 00:01:52,947 --> 00:01:55,457 [MUSIC] 34 34 00:01:55,457 --> 00:01:58,510 to make a C minor seven chord. 35 35 00:01:58,510 --> 00:02:01,450 First flatten third, fifth, flatten seven. 36 36 00:02:01,450 --> 00:02:04,210 Then you can flatten the fifth 37 37 00:02:04,210 --> 00:02:06,390 [MUSIC] 38 38 00:02:06,390 --> 00:02:10,842 to make what is called either a C minor seven with a flat fifth or 39 39 00:02:10,842 --> 00:02:14,366 it's called it's called C half diminished 7. 40 40 00:02:14,366 --> 00:02:17,210 [MUSIC] 41 41 00:02:17,210 --> 00:02:22,388 In the right hand, you just mirror that, but with broken chord. 42 42 00:02:22,388 --> 00:02:24,001 So [MUSIC] 43 43 00:02:24,001 --> 00:02:25,104 there's your C major seven. 44 44 00:02:25,104 --> 00:02:32,441 [MUSIC] 45 45 00:02:32,441 --> 00:02:33,125 All right? 46 46 00:02:33,125 --> 00:02:36,388 And that's one, two octaves up and down. 47 47 00:02:36,388 --> 00:02:39,302 Then go to your seventh. 48 48 00:02:39,302 --> 00:02:45,583 [MUSIC] 49 49 00:02:45,583 --> 00:02:48,299 And you flatten the third to the minor seventh. 50 50 00:02:48,299 --> 00:02:55,126 [MUSIC] 51 51 00:02:55,126 --> 00:02:57,960 And flatten the fifth to the C half diminished 7. 52 52 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:06,759 [MUSIC] 53 53 00:03:06,759 --> 00:03:11,550 So you can see that that helps you to see where all the chords come from. 54 54 00:03:11,550 --> 00:03:15,812 So if you're starting with that, then that's the major seventh, the seventh, 55 55 00:03:15,812 --> 00:03:18,970 the minor seventh, the half diminished seventh. 56 56 00:03:18,970 --> 00:03:21,580 You're getting to see how it's all formed very clearly. 57 57 00:03:23,150 --> 00:03:26,810 So then you would move onto D flat and do the same thing again. 58 58 00:03:26,810 --> 00:03:29,090 So D flat major seven. 59 59 00:03:29,090 --> 00:03:30,600 There's D flat. 60 60 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:35,750 There's the major seventh is one left from the root. 61 61 00:03:35,750 --> 00:03:41,450 And then you would do two octaves broken chord in the right hand. 62 62 00:03:41,450 --> 00:03:44,118 Fingering is all in the next page for every chord. 63 63 00:03:44,118 --> 00:03:53,650 [MUSIC] 64 64 00:03:53,650 --> 00:03:55,519 Then the seventh. 65 65 00:03:55,519 --> 00:04:04,308 [MUSIC] 66 66 00:04:04,308 --> 00:04:06,271 And then the minor seven. 67 67 00:04:06,271 --> 00:04:10,055 There's D flat minor with the seven. 68 68 00:04:10,055 --> 00:04:10,927 Two left. 69 69 00:04:10,927 --> 00:04:11,751 One, two. 70 70 00:04:11,751 --> 00:04:21,370 [MUSIC] 71 71 00:04:21,370 --> 00:04:25,585 And you flatten the fifth with a D half diminished seven. 72 72 00:04:25,585 --> 00:04:28,251 And you can use some memory tricks here. 73 73 00:04:28,251 --> 00:04:32,379 You can see that that's making the E minor, just a basic chord. 74 74 00:04:32,379 --> 00:04:34,666 So, it's like a D flat. 75 75 00:04:34,666 --> 00:04:45,348 [MUSIC] 76 76 00:04:45,348 --> 00:04:46,463 And you go up to the D. 77 77 00:04:46,463 --> 00:04:49,249 So there's D. 78 78 00:04:49,249 --> 00:04:50,968 D Major seventh, one left of the root. 79 79 00:04:50,968 --> 00:04:59,687 [MUSIC] 80 80 00:04:59,687 --> 00:05:01,463 D seven to your left. 81 81 00:05:01,463 --> 00:05:08,441 [MUSIC] 82 82 00:05:08,441 --> 00:05:09,521 And so on. 83 83 00:05:09,521 --> 00:05:12,783 So you then go through every chord the same way. 84 84 00:05:12,783 --> 00:05:17,566 Because you may not be able to do every chord in every practice session at least 85 85 00:05:17,566 --> 00:05:22,710 don't just start at C all the time and the next day then start back at the C. 86 86 00:05:22,710 --> 00:05:26,740 Tick off the boxes on the following pages of the chords you've done and 87 87 00:05:26,740 --> 00:05:28,630 then do the next ones the next day and 88 88 00:05:28,630 --> 00:05:31,670 the next ones after that until you've gotten through them all. 89 89 00:05:31,670 --> 00:05:33,290 So don't just keep going back to C.