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Instructor
Jonny May
Course
Intermediate
01:38:08

Minor 7 Chord Exercises for Piano

If you wan to play jazz, blues, pop, funk, rock, or just about any song that uses chords and lead sheets, it is essential to play minor 7 chords.

Now, many teachers and method books will teach you how to play a minor 7 chords on piano, but they don’t teach you how to practice minor 7 chords in all 12 keys, all inversions, and in progressions.

Why is this important?

Because if you want to read lead sheets and play chord charts with total freedom, you need to be able to play any minor 7 chord in any inversion on the fly.

We put together this course to give you a deep dive understanding of minor 7 chords so that you can tackle any tune that uses these chords.

Course Objectives
  • Learn 4 blocked and broken exercises around the circle of 5ths
  • Explore 10 exercises using the chromatic scale
  • Discover 2 exercises that explore inversions
  • Master minor 7 progressions
Learning Focus
  • Chords
  • Exercises
  • Technique

Featured Reviews

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Do the work and get it down!
The 'exercises' section of the chord lessons takes longer but is where the learning really happens, as it compels you to go through the progressions at speed. The result is you become comfortable with playing all the chords and inversions, not just learning how to figure them out.
good exercises
Just as the previous ones. Straight forward good
love these exercises
It really helps to have a metronome marking to strive for. Also saying the names of the chords really helps with focus and staying engaged.
You will really learn the minor 7th chords.
Excellent practice to master minor 7th chords. Totally worth the time invested!

Course Lessons

1
Minor 7 Chord Exercises – Lesson 1
14:34

Minor 7 chords counterclockwise around the circle of 5ths exercise

2
Minor 7 Chord Exercises – Lesson 2
14:10

Minor 7 chords clockwise around the circle of 5ths exercise

3
Minor 7 Chord Exercises – Lesson 3
10:59

Minor 7 chords half steps going up exercise

4
Minor 7 Chord Exercises – Lesson 4
20:29

Minor 7 chords half steps going down exercise

5
Minor 7 Chord Exercises – Lesson 5
25:13

Minor 7 chord inversions exercise

6
Minor 7 Chord Exercises – Lesson 6
12:43

Inverted minor 7 chords by 5-1 relationship exercise

Featured Reviews

View PWJ member reviews of this course!

Do the work and get it down!
The 'exercises' section of the chord lessons takes longer but is where the learning really happens, as it compels you to go through the progressions at speed. The result is you become comfortable with playing all the chords and inversions, not just learning how to figure them out.
good exercises
Just as the previous ones. Straight forward good
love these exercises
It really helps to have a metronome marking to strive for. Also saying the names of the chords really helps with focus and staying engaged.
You will really learn the minor 7th chords.
Excellent practice to master minor 7th chords. Totally worth the time invested!
Related Courses

In this comprehensive course on Minor 7 Chords, you'll learn how to build Minor 7 Chords, the Chord Symbols, all 12 Minor 7 Chords, 4 tunes to practice them with, & the most common Minor 7 progressions.

Master your Dominant 7th chords with 17 exercises to easily play them all.  We'll explore each chord from multiple angles, including the Circle of 5ths, chromatically, with inversions, & progressions.

Learn all your Major 7th Chords using ascending, descending, blocked, and arpeggiated exercises. Master 7th Chord inversions around the cycle of 5ths.

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