{"id":112,"date":"2018-10-12T10:50:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-09T14:12:32","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T22:12:32","slug":"minor-major-7-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/minor-major-7-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"International Chord of Mystery: The Minor\/Major 7th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Your mission, should you choose to accept it\u2026 Is to learn our featured chord: the Minor\/Major 7th chord. This chord is one of the finest tools for creating tension and a suave, cool, slightly ominous vibe in your music. The chord was made famous in the James Bond theme, and as soon as you play it you\u2019ll hear it\u2019s iconic quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<center><div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\"><div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/55920525\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div><div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:66.32997% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/55920525?et=gzTS_-UlTJB9M3HDeDCArA&amp;tld=ca&amp;sig=WMOH29wMTqoNvZY2Gi7NK7Y7fzqtSIPxI4lr0kXPZaU=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"594\" height=\"394\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/center>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The chord itself gets its distinctive quality from the combination of Minor and Major qualities in the notes that make up the chord. &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s look at a <\/span><strong>C Minor\/Major 7 <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chord as an example. This chord is built of the notes <\/span><strong>C-Eb-G-B<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Minor<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">element of the chord is found in the bottom two notes: <\/span><strong>C <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><strong>Eb<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Together, those two notes form an interval called the <\/span><strong>Minor 3rd<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is the most important interval that defines a Minor&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chord.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So that explains the&nbsp;Minor<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">element of the chord, but where does the Major<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">come in? &nbsp;Well, we get a hint on where it comes from in the name of the chord. The <\/span><strong>Major 7<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is another important interval to remember, as it features in a lot of chords. The way to find this tone is simple enough, all you have to do is count up 7 tones in the Major<\/span><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scale, which will lead you to the top note of the chord: &nbsp;<\/span><strong>B. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Put that all together and you&#8217;ve got the perfect combo of minor and major giving you the iconic &#8220;spy&#8221; sound found in the James Bond theme.&nbsp;<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only will this chord make you sound like a pro but it is a really great tool to learn how more advanced chord types are created and written in a chart.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So give this chord a go and play your very own spy theme. No license to kill required.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jordan<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"email-form-include-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/weekly-email\" frameborder=\"none\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The names Bond. 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