- 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 min7b5 chords through the cycle of 4ths!
As far as useful shapes go for the Min7b5, the C shape might not be the most common shape in the world.
It is however important to memorize it in order to complete your understanding of the neck.
When it comes to arpeggios, the min7b5 shapes are important so do lay the foundations for this shape by practicing the min7b5 chord shapes now.
As you will find out in arpeggio substitution, you simply move up the scale and play the next arpeggio, this works for chords as well.
Min7b5 chord substitution
The V chord can use the min7b5 as a substitute. Check Call It Stormy Monday where a G9 is played as a Bm7b5, A shape.
Music Theory Police!
The theory police would now think, but Call It Stormy Monday is in G, the VII chord should be an F#m7b5 and well done you!
But in practice we can “borrow” like this. A blues is after all Dom7 chords moving up a 4th.
Because of this, any dom7 chord could be extended to a 9, and consequentially substituted with a min7b5 chord a third up!
