Lessons ❭ Guitar Chords ❭ Minor Major 7th Chords
Am Maj7
Cm Maj7
Em Maj7
Examples of moveable minor major7 chords with the root note on the Low E (6th) string.
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Minor Major Seventh Chords, shortened to “m Maj7”, are played by adding the major 7th note (one half step down from the root’s octave) of the major scale to a minor triad, or chord.
Minor major 7th chords are used commonly as passing chords, and don’t necessarily have a sad or happy sound.
Notes of the C Major Scale
C | D | E | F | G | A | B | C |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
C Minor Major 7 Chord = C + E♭ + G + B