How To Play Seventh Chords in C

Memorize these diatonic seventh chords from C major, in open position. If you don't know what a seventh chord is, don't worry. You'll learn soon.

Any chord progression can be played as a series of seventh chords instead of triads; for instance, I–IV–V can be played as I^maj7–IV^maj7–V⁷.

Key Tasks

1. Memorize the seventh chords.
2. Try playing your favorite chord progression(s) but substitute the triads for seventh chords.
3. If you haven't yet, study how to build seventh chords.