SEVENTH CHORDS: MIXING AND MATCHING

Hey there, bass players! Since we’ve spent the past few columns learning about seventh chords, I’m sure you’ve been waiting with bated breath to see how they can be mixed and matched. Lucky for you, the wait is over! Let’s combine our major seventh, dominant, and minor seventh chords.

So far, you may have recognized a theme in this series. We learn about chords or scales with major tonalities, apply them to a I-IV-V progression, and then adapt them to minor. That’s a great way to practice concepts while dealing with consistent chord qualities. Now that we’re mixing and matching, it’s time to familiarize ourselves with a new chord