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Beginner Strumming Lesson 15

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The Exercise

Let’s switch things up. This strumming pattern is similar to the one used in our previous lesson, except we’ve reversed the quarter notes and eighth notes.

Meet The 7th Chord

There are 3 types of 7th chords. Dominant, major and minor. The dominant 7th chord is the most commonly used. It’s common symbol is simply a “7″. For example: C7 is an C dominant 7th chord. The dominant 7th includes the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and flat 7th. Read up about chord construction to learn more about the theory behind how chords are formed. It’s good information to possess. 

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D dominant 7th Dominant 7th Chords (Open Position)

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