Sunday, May 29, 2016

Songwriting Tip of the Day #6

Tip #6: Use dominant 7 chords 

While moving from your 5 chord back to your 1 (i.e. D back to G in the key of G) try using a D7 instead of just a D major.  When you make your 5 chord a dominant 7 it makes the listeners ear really REALLY want to hear the resolve back to the 1! Trust me, try it!

How to play a dominant 7 chord:

The chord is made of the 1, 3, 5 and b7

Below are examples of movable dominant 7 chords starting with the root note (shown in red) on the E, A and D strings of a guitar.


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