Minor Sevenths, Part 1: Top Four Strings

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Minor Seventh

Minor Sevenths, Part 1: Top Four Strings

Minor Sevenths, Part 2: Middle Four Strings

Minor Sevenths, Part 3: Bottom Four Strings

Minor Sevenths, Part 1: Top Four Strings

Minor seventh chords are similar to the dominant sevenths you’ve learned in previous lessons but with a minor third instead of a major third. Mark explains how minor sevenths are built (minor third, major, third, minor third) and then shows you the drop-two voicings on the top four strings for Am7, Em7, and Gm7.

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