Diatonic Chord Scale (sevenths) · Exercises
Fmaj7 · Gm7 · Am7 · Bbmaj7 · C7 · Dm7 · Em7b5
Imaj7 · ii7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 · vi7 · viiø7 in the key of F
These seven are every chord the F major 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 F, 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 F. 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.
- Fmaj7 Imaj7 in open position, frets 1 to 3, on 4 strings
- Gm7 ii7 up at the 3rd fret, spanning to the 5th, on all six strings
- Am7 iii7 in open position, frets 1 to 2, on 5 strings
- Bbmaj7 IVmaj7 up at the 1st fret, spanning to the 3rd, on 5 strings
- C7 V7 up at the 3rd fret, spanning to the 5th, on 5 strings
- Dm7 vi7 in open position, frets 1 to 2, on 4 strings
- Em7b5 viiø7 at the 1st fret, on 4 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Let it ring
- Groove
- None
- Tempo
- 72 bpm
- Key
- F
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | × | × | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Gm7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Am7 | × | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bbmaj7 | × | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| C7 | × | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
| Dm7 | × | × | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Em7b5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | × | × |
More Exercises
- Cmaj7 · Fmaj7 · Bm7b5 · Em7 · Am7 · Dm7 · G7 Imaj7 · IVmaj7 · viiø7 · iii7 · vi7 · ii7 · V7 in C · Diatonic Fourths
- C · Dm · Em · F · G · Am · Bdim · C · Bdim · Am · G · F · Em · Dm I · ii · iii · IV · V · vi · vii° · I · vii° · vi · V · IV · iii · ii in C · Diatonic Chord Scale, Up and Back
- C · Dm · Em · F · G · Am · Bdim I · ii · iii · IV · V · vi · vii° in C · Diatonic Chord Scale (open chords)
- Cmaj7 · Dm7 · Em7 · Fmaj7 · G7 · Am7 · Bm7b5 Imaj7 · ii7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 · vi7 · viiø7 in C · Diatonic Chord Scale (sevenths)
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.