From bossanovas to Carole King and even James Bond villains, the major seventh can completely change your song’s mood.

The general theme with these shapes is the dominant 7th sound, which is essentially a major chord plus a b7th ... We give fans an insight into the craft of music-making that no other music website can ...

From low to high, we have: Root (C) - dominant 7th (Bb) - 9th (D) - 11th (F). Again, the 5th is omitted, which helps with fingering on the guitar, but it’s also common practice to stop chords ...

except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord. The dominant seventh of a V chord can be shown by the symbol V7.