Which chords go with Major7th chords?

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gallagherf
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Which chords go with Major7th chords?

Post by gallagherf » Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:02 am

Hey lovelies...

I just discovered that i love maj7 quite a lot (LOL!)but cant figure out which chords go as base notes with them (on piano!!! <3)



hmmm.... any suggestions id be highly happy to try!!

Thank you so much!

and merry christmas (is music also the only thing that keeps u guys sane these days? X)

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Re: Which chords go with Major7th chords?

Post by v00d00ppl » Sat Dec 25, 2021 3:24 pm

1. What scale are you using?

2. What instruments are you playing ?

This is such a loaded question that you’ll need to add more detail or else the replies can get you in a rabbit hole
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Re: Which chords go with Major7th chords?

Post by [jur] » Sun Dec 26, 2021 2:14 pm

Which ever sound good to your ears.
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Re: Which chords go with Major7th chords?

Post by Terrorbeat » Sun Dec 26, 2021 5:13 pm

Well what key are you playing in, and which note of the scale are you using for the Maj7 chord?
There's your answer right there.

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Re: Which chords go with Major7th chords?

Post by gallagherf » Wed Dec 29, 2021 12:05 pm

v00d00ppl wrote:
Sat Dec 25, 2021 3:24 pm
1. What scale are you using?

2. What instruments are you playing ?

This is such a loaded question that you’ll need to add more detail or else the replies can get you in a rabbit hole
Im playing piano.. like a Cmaj7,Cj7 or Emaj7 aaaand Abj7(G#j7)

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Re: Which chords go with Major7th chords?

Post by jlgrimes » Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:42 pm

gallagherf wrote:
Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:02 am
Hey lovelies...

I just discovered that i love maj7 quite a lot (LOL!)but cant figure out which chords go as base notes with them (on piano!!! <3)



hmmm.... any suggestions id be highly happy to try!!

Thank you so much!

and merry christmas (is music also the only thing that keeps u guys sane these days? X)

Anything basically as a Maj7th is one of the most common chords outside of basic triads. It depends on genre.

Minor 7ths, Dominant 7ths, and half diminished 7th chords all belong to the Major scale so they are all fair game but if you get into stuff like Jazz, Gospel, just about anything. It's all in the art of chord choice, adding consonance, dissonance etc.

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