- Intro
Advanced Chords - Intro
Learn how to extend your barred chord shapes!Go to Advanced Chords.
- Extend Major Chords
Extend Major Chords
Learn how to extend major chords into maj7 and dom7!Go to Maj-Maj7 Chords.
Go to Maj-Dom7 Chords.
- Extend Minor Chords
Extend Minor Chords
Learn how to extend minor chords into min7 and min7b5!Go to Min-Min7 Chords.
Go to Min7-Min7b5 Chords.
- Cycle Of 4ths
Chords Cycle Of 4ths
The key exercise to learning your chord shapes!Go to Chords Cycle Of 4ths.
- Dom7 Cycle Of 4ths
Dom7 Chords Cycle Of 4ths
Run your dom7 chord shapes through the cycle of 4ths!Go to Dom7 Chords Cycle Of 4ths.
- Maj Cycle Of 4ths
Maj7 Chords Cycle Of 4ths
Run your maj7 chord shapes through the cycle of 4ths!Go to Maj7 Cycle Of 4ths.
- Min7 Cycle Of 4ths
Min7 Chords Cycle Of 4ths
Run your min7 chord shapes through the cycle of 4ths!Go to Min7 Chords Cycle Of 4ths.
- Min7b5 Cycle Of 4ths
Min7b5 Chords Cycle Of 4ths
Run your min7b6 chord shapes through the cycle of 4ths!Go to Min7b5 Chords Cycle Of 4ths.
- What’s next?
What's next?
Next up is to organize all chords around every major scale shape!Go to What's next?
More Chords
Learn how to build add9, sus2 and dim chords!Go to More Advanced Chords.
Master Chords
Extend your chords even further! Go to Master Chords.
Run your min7 chords through the cycle of 4ths!
Min7 chord shapes, same principle as with maj7 and dom7, run them through the cycle of 4ths.
To vary the exercise, try a new starting point, like the C shape in the key of D for example.
At what BPM can you play this exercise, and how far up the neck can you go?
Measure this by playing 2 chords per bar, one strum each.
Min7 chords a 4th up
There are a two places in a key where we’d find a m7 chord, up a 4th to another m7.
III to VI
In the key of C this is Em7 to Am7.
VI to II
In the key of C this is Am7 to Dm7
Can you see how these three chords form a minor blues? Check Ain’t No Sunshine for an example of this.
It’s worth noting that if you look at chord I, IV and V as major blues and chord VI, II and III as a minor blues you have covered all chords within the key!
