Major Seventh Chords

Creating major seventh chords is a type of chord modification which will allow for a more complete sounding progression. Although the major seventh chords are frequently used, they can help produce a richer sounding chord to add to your chord knowledge.

For the majority, major seventh chord are formed by a slight re-fingering of the original chord. The following chord diagrams are common major sevenths.


Click on the appropriate sound file for your machine to hear a clip of the chord.

A major seven
C major seven
D major seven
F major seven
A major seven C major seven D major seven F major seven

A major 7.wav 55k

C major 7.wav 54k

D major 7.wav 56k

F major 7.wav 47k

A major 7.au

C major 7.au 54k

D major 7.au 56k

F major 7.au 47k

A major 7.aiff 55k

C major 7.aiff 54k

D major 7.aiff 56k

F major 7.aiff 47k



Exercises: 4/4 timing G Cmaj7 E D

Rotate the major seven chord to get a feel for all of them.



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