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Lesson path IV

Weird Chords

Adding color to chords

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Unit 11

Sevenths & Jazz

Four-note chords, smoother roads.
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11.1
The four 7th flavors
maj7, m7, 7, ø7. One more third changes everything.
Imaj7V7viiø7
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11.2
A 7th on every step
The key's seven chords, upgraded to four notes each.
Imaj7ii7IVmaj7
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11.3
The ii–V–I
Jazz's cadence. Three chords, one silk landing.
ii7V7Imaj7
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11.4
Turnarounds & blues
The loops jazz runs on. And the 12 bars that break the rules.
vi7ii7I7
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Unit 12

Inversions

Same notes, new stacks.
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12.1
Same chord, new shape
Inversions and arpeggios. Still one chord.
I
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