Diatonic Chord Scale (sevenths) · Exercises
Bmaj7 · C#m7 · D#m7 · Emaj7 · F#7 · G#m7 · A#m7b5
Imaj7 · ii7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 · vi7 · viiø7 in the key of Bm
These seven are every chord the B minor scale gives you without stepping outside it. Play them up and back down, and after a few passes you start to hear where a song in this key is likely to go next.
Four bars of diatonic chord scale (sevenths) in the key of Bm, written Imaj7 · ii7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 · vi7 · viiø7 and played let it ring at around 72 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.
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What the chords are
This is Imaj7 · ii7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 · vi7 · viiø7 in the key of Bm. The degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.
- Bmaj7 Imaj7 up at the 2nd fret, spanning to the 4th, on 5 strings
- C#m7 ii7 up at the 4th fret, spanning to the 6th, on 5 strings
- D#m7 iii7 up at the 6th fret, spanning to the 8th, on 5 strings
- Emaj7 IVmaj7 up at the 7th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 5 strings
- F#7 V7 up at the 9th fret, spanning to the 11th, on 5 strings
- G#m7 vi7 up at the 11th fret, spanning to the 13th, on 5 strings
- A#m7b5 viiø7 up at the 8th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 4 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Let it ring
- Groove
- None
- Tempo
- 72 bpm
- Key
- Bm
- Voicings
- Campfire
Big open grips and barres — the whole-hand chords everyone starts on.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | × | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| C#m7 | × | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
| D#m7 | × | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Emaj7 | × | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| F#7 | × | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| G#m7 | × | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| A#m7b5 | × | × | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
More Exercises
- Fmaj7 · Bbmaj7 · Em7b5 · Am7 · Dm7 · Gm7 · C7 Imaj7 · IVmaj7 · viiø7 · iii7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 in F · Diatonic Fourths
- F · Gm · Am · Bb · C · Dm · Edim · F · Edim · Dm · C · Bb · Am · Gm I · ii · iii · IV · V · vi · vii° · I · vii° · vi · V · IV · iii · ii in F · Diatonic Chord Scale, Up and Back
- F · Gm · Am · Bb · C · Dm · Edim I · ii · iii · IV · V · vi · vii° in F · Diatonic Chord Scale (open chords)
- Fmaj7 · Gm7 · Am7 · Bbmaj7 · C7 · Dm7 · Em7b5 Imaj7 · ii7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 · vi7 · viiø7 in F · Diatonic Chord Scale (sevenths)
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.