There’s a current surge of popularity in major (and minor) sevenths. Used more sparingly, the occasional major seventh will add some interest and may suggest a more appealing melody. If you use lots of major sevenths in the same composition, you’ll find yourself in jazz or soul territory. Here are some very easy examples of major seventh chords in the first position of the guitar. The dissonance between the C and the B is what makes the chord sound so lush, but make sure you keep the 1st and the 7th notes apart. The chord is made up of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th notes of a major scale, so Cmaj7 has C, E, G and B notes. In fact, you’ll often find minor sevenths (the Em7 here) mixed with major sevenths. My short sketch above repeats these chords: Cmaj7 Fmaj7 Em7 Fmaj7. Simon and Garfunkel – Old Friends / Bookends
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