Fortunately, as we’ve already seen, major 7th chords can be taken at face value… This D7 chord can be found among the first few pages of many chord books. From the fourth string through to the ...

You could use the same shapes in 10th position for the D7 in bar 2 but we’ve opted for a different approach; by extending a D chord (D F# A) to include C and E notes you get a bluesy D9 sound (D F# A ...

In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar blues improv in the key of ...

We’ve all played them, but how many of us can say we know how 7th chords actually work? There’s more to them than meets the eye… In this lesson, we’ll go through the difference between a ...

minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar blues improv in the key of A. A13 and E7#9 have an edgier sound and work in jazz just as well as blues.