Guitar Instuction Book with CD by Brian Turner
Songs That Sound Great On Guitar is a book with CD of songs for beginner and intermediate guitar players. The beginner versions consist of just the basic melodies, lyrics, and chords while the intermediate versions add harmony to create solo guitar arrangements. The songs are written in standard notation and tablature.
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By Brian Turner
Occasionally a chord such as the Dominant 7 and especially the Major 7 will have a 5 fret span. These chords present a challenge to finger. I recommend that beginners skip them for now and go to the next chord.
The Major 7 chord (C Maj7) omitting the 5 and adding the 7.
The Major 7 actually has four notes: the 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7. However, the 5th can be omitted leaving the 1st, 3rd, and 7th. The 7 interval is 1/2 tone (1 fret) higher in pitch than the b7 interval. In the exercise below the major is shown first to illustrate how the 5th of each major triad is raised 2 tones (4 frets) to the 7 creating the Major 7. It is impotant to remember that the Major 7 (CMaj7) has a natural 7 and the Dominant 7 (C7) has a b7. This is a big source of confusion for many guitar students. Remember, the Major 7 (CMaj7) has the intervals 1, 3, 5, and 7 while the Dominant 7 (C7) has the intervals 1, 3, 5 and b7.
Remember beginners, do not get bogged down on chords with a 5 fret span. Go to the next chord.
C Maj7 horizontally up the neck
C Maj7 vertically across the neck.
