Understanding 7th Chords: Easy Music Theory for Every Chord Family
Every seventh chord in music comes from a small family of triads — and this lesson breaks them all down simply. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down every single 7th chord in music using the families of Major, Minor, Diminished, Augmented and Suspended triads. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refine your theory, this tutorial gives you a rock-solid foundation in seventh chords on the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 00:51 - The Study of seventh chords 01:16 - Diatonic 7th chords 01:50 - Home Base Triads 03:09 - Triads within the Key of D 05:08 - Augmented Triad 05:59 - Diminished Triad 06:38 - Suspended Triad 07:03 - Circle of fifths 07:28 - Suspended chord inversions 07:45 - Quartal chords 08:11 - 7th chords from Triads 09:50 - Major 7th 11:25 - The 3 Seventh Intervals in Music 12:01 - Dominant 7th Chord 13:03 - Modifying the Fifth 13:59 - D Lydian 16:02 - Minor Triad Base 18:13 - Diminished Triad Extensions 19:05 - m7b5 (Half Diminished) 19:43 - Fully Diminished 20:56 - Augmented Family of Chords 22:04 - Suspended Family of Chords 23:04 - Symbols for all 7th Chords 28:48 - Conclusion ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #SeventhChords #MusicTheory #PianoChords
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