Seventh Chords (Right Hand)
Cmaj7, Dm7, G7, Cmaj7. Four notes at a time, the sound of jazz and pop.
- Level:
- 6 of 6
- Hands:
- Right hand
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 16
- Range:
- G3 to C5
- One run:
- about 7 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
4 moments, 16 notes in total, some struck together.
- C4 + E4 + G4 + B4
- D4 + F4 + A4 + C5
- G3 + B3 + D4 + F4
- C4 + E4 + G4 + B4
How to practise it
- All four fingers land together: 1-2-3-5 on each chord
- Listen for the extra colour the seventh adds
- The G7 wants to resolve, let it
The scale behind it
This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 16 notes.
What it trains
- chords
- sevenths
- blocks
- progression
More arpeggios & chords
Broken and blocked chords: the same shapes your left hand will spend most of its life playing.
- C Major Arpeggio, Two Octaves (Right Hand) (level 6)
- Dominant 7th Arpeggio (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Minor Chord Progression (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Broken Triads Up the Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Alberti Bass (Left Hand) (level 5)
- Bass and Chords (Both Hands) (level 5)