The Major 7th chord|
Formula:
| 1 3 5 7 |
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Common
Abbreviations:
| M7, ma7, maj7, major7 |
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Most popular root:
| F, C, G, A, D |
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Popularity:
| 32 |
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Top Users:
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Common Styles:
| Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Reggae |
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Some Major 7th chord examples. | Description:
maj7 means major 7th. This may be a source of confusion. The maj7 is a major chord. But the label maj refers to the 7th as such and not to the basic chord. We add a major 7th to a major chord, which is 11 half steps up from the root. I actually find it more easy to think of a major 7th as an octave minus a half step, but from a strict music theory point of view, that might not be correct (but who cares?). Just to add to the confusion: What we think of as the normal 7th chord, is a major chord with a minor 7th added. But we do not use any indication of minor here. When we refer to minor 7th (m7), then it is a minor chord with a minor 7th added. It is a practical shorthand notation, but it can be a source of confusion if we start to think too much. ...
Description courtesy of
http://www.torvund.net/guitar/chords/maj7.asp | Songs using Major 7th chord:
(NB Common types such as Maj, m, 7 will generate longs lists)
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