Some of the Mellowest Chords Around
Minor 7th chords
are some of the most-used chords there are. They are also
the mellowest chords around -- entire songs have been composed
using nothing but minor 7th chords, and even more songs
composed with a combination of minor 7ths and maj7th chords
combined.
Minor
7th chords are made of a minor 3rd with a major third over
it and a minor 3rd over that. In other words, every other
interval is minor, and every other interval is major.
For example,
on Cm7 it is a minor 3rd from C to Eb. Then it is a major
3rd from Eb to G. Then it is a minor 3rd from G to Bb.
And
here's what they look like:
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CHORD
SYMBOL DEFINITION
A
minor seventh chord
consists of a minor triad plus a minor seventh above
the root of the triad. A minor seventh chord
appears in leadsheets as any of the following chord
symbols:
Cm7
Cmi7 Cmin7 C-7
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Play
them over and over until you get the feel of each one. Then
try playing them with your left hand while playing one or
more of them broken in the right hand. That's the very beginning
of improvisation!
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