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    '6th' Chords

    ‘6th’ chords

    © Robin Hall 2021


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    HOW TO MAKE A 6TH CHORD

    You will play 7th chords a LOT - but every now and then you will come across
    ‘6th’ chords such as Em6 - C6 - F6 - Eb6 and so on.

    Don’t worry - now that you’ve learned how to form seventh chords - adding a
    sixth is very easy.

    You learned that to make a ‘maj7’ just move the root note ONE key left.

    or to make a ‘7’ chord move the root note TWO keys left.

    To make a 6th chord we just move the root note THREE keys to the left.

    So if we use the chord of C as an example.

    Cmaj7
    One key left

    C7
    TWO keys left

    C6

    THREE keys left

    © Robin Hall 2021


    Practice Progressions - '6th' chords 1-201

    RHYTHM: Slow Half Beat Bounce (Summertime - Gershwin) *Extra chords 'B' and 'B7'

    Em Em6 Em7 Am Am6 Am7

    C B B7 A7 G

    Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 Em6


    Am Am6 Am7 C/G B Am B B7

    Em Em6 Em7 Em6 Em Em6 Em7 A7


    G Em A7 Am7 Em Em6 Em7 Em6

    RHYTHM: Oom Pah Pah (Que Sera Sera - Doris Day) "When I was just a little girl I asked my mother..."

    C Cmaj7 C6 C#dim

    *Extra chord 'C#dim'


    Dm G G7 F

    C Cmaj7 C6 Cmaj7 C C#dim Dm G


    G G G G G7 G7 C C

    F F F F C C C C G G
    G G C C Dm G C C C

    © Robin Hall 2021


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    LESSONS CHECKPOINT

    SEVENTHS can be difficult to understand at first.

    Do you understand how to form the seventh chords? Where do we get the
    seventh note? Why is it given the number 7?

    Do you understand why we add the 7 below the chord rather than on top?

    How many keys to the left of the root note of a chord is a ‘maj7’?

    How many keys to the left of the root note of a chord is a ‘7’?

    What note do you play in the left hand when you play seventh chords?

    Can you add maj7 or 7 to all the chords you know so far?

    Were you able to play the seventh chords in the practice progressions? Can
    you hear the difference they make and how they add to the sound?

    Did you understand how to form a 6th chord? How many keys to the left
    do you move the root note?

    If you are unsure about forming 7th chords go over the chapter again
    VERY CAREFULLY.

    It’s actually easier than it seems. Just two simple rules...

    To add a maj7 - move the root note of the right hand chord 1 key left.
    To add a 7 - move the root note of the right hand chord 2 keys left.
    The left hand doesn’t change - it still plays the root note one octave
    below the right hand.

    © Robin Hall 2021

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