minor 7th chords and inversions

3 open position minor 7th chords (Em7, Am7, Dm7) are introduced. Then the four voicings or inversions of the 7th chords that we discussed in the previous lesson are modified to get 4 positions of the minor 7th chords. 7th in series of beginning chord lessons.

link: http://www.johnhguitar.com/john-heussenstamm/GuitarLessons-Chords01.php

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[DoctahDizzle]

Hello I am a piano major and Im gonna take up guitar soon...

why are there only 2 ways to play the minor 7th cords...

shouldnt 7ths have one root position and 3 inversions...

making that 4 ways to play the minor 7th chord...

wait u explained that later on

never mind then...

nice...i might suscribe

since i wanna learn the guitar

[johnhguitar]

If and when I do a book on chords I'll explain everything more completely. I show only two inversions or fingerings at first simply because kids in junior high and high school are frightened when they see chord books that are loaded with dozens of choices. There are several possibilities but not listed in these short segments. Thanks for your interest.

[GoLuckyOops]

Thanks for the video. I have a question, when is it best to use a minor seventh as opposed to a major seventh chord in a progression? or should you use a minor seventh as a variant of any chord in the harmonic diatonic scale? is there any general guidelines when it's best to use minor sevenths? I know the chord feels different sounding, but I don't want to be just randomly throwing them in there you know! haha. When are minor sevenths best used? (which harmonic scale degree, when in a prog. etc)

[johnhguitar]

When I say minor seventh I'm referring a minor chord with a flatted seventh note; Dminor b7th = Dmin7 or D-7. You wouldn't play a Dmin7 when the song says play Dmaj7. You wouldn't play a D7 when the song says Dmaj7. A D7 is a flatted7th and a Dmaj7 is the natural or major 7 not b7. These are two different sounds that a lot of students are confused about., understand? Sometimes a minor chord can move between its maj7 to its b7 to a 6th. But you wouldn't substitute one for the other.

[FriendlyWords]

ive done these chords all the time but I never knew what they was called :D

[hawny101]

Umm... if you don't know that tabs run from the low E string to the heigh E string, then all that he just said was probably way to advanced for you.

[matisyahup613]

this guy is brilliant wow

[homeboywilliebrown]

hi john thanks for the lessons much appreciated. could you do a finger picking lesson in an up ancoming segment please

[guitarhero343]

as the ii and vi chords of a progression

[lidesnowi]

Neat stuff if you want to go REALLY DEEP into chord voicings check out

Ted Greene and Allan Holdsworth!