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| How To Find 11th Chords From Minor 7th Chords( Piano, Keyboard & Organ ) |
The staff is basically a set of five horizontal lines that appear vertically thus creating four spaces
and on these lines and spaces as they are called, musical notes are written. The lower down the
When starting to learn chords, most people will start with the basic major and minor chords,
then on to 7th and minor 7th chords. You might be surprised to learn that when you have
mastered all twelve minor 7th chords you have also potentially learned twenty-four 11th chords.
I love the sound of 11th chords; they somehow manage to give a big sound and are great for
key changes. If you want to listen to good examples of 11th chords then listen to some early
Barry Manilow music such as "Even Now", "Mandy" and "Cant smile without you". Listen in
particular to the key changes and there you have a good big sounding example of 11th chords in
action.
So how to find the 11th chord from a minor 7th chord. First, learn all twelve minor 7th chords.
Second, make sure you know where the fifth in any chord is. For example, the fifth in Gm7 is
"D", which is seven semitones from the root. ("G" root to "D" fifth is seven semitones)
Now you are ready to play an 11th chord. Let's use G11 as our example. First work out what
the fifth is in a G chord, the answer is "D", then make that "D", a Dm7 chord and most
importantly play a "G" bass note or pedal. So G11 = Dm7 with a "G" bass.
Here are some more examples:
Chord Name = C11
Find the Fifth = G
Make it Minor = Gm7 (with a C bass note)
Chord Name = F11
Find the Fifth = C
Make it Minor = Cm7 (with a F bass note)
For the more technical minded. Let's look more closely at the structure of the 11th chord. If we
use C11 as our example,
ROOT = C (played as a bass note or pedal)
THIRD = not used
FIFTH = G
SEVENTH = Bb
NINTH = D
ELEVENTH = F
Notice the root is always played as a bass note or bass pedal. This note is very important and
also helps the chord sound BIG. Try it. You should also notice that the third is not used. This
means that our C11 can also be Cm11 because; the only difference between a major chord and
a minor chord is the third.
So there you have it. Twelve major 11th chords, twelve minor 11th chords. That's a total of
twenty-four 11th chords from twelve minor 7th chords.
About the Author
Michael Shaw teaches students of all ages to play the organ and keyboard. You can now
download his popular Lesson 1 eBook for beginners at http://www.mikesmusicroom.co.uk,
http://www.keyboardsheetmusic.co.uk and
http://musical-instruments-uk.mikesmusicroom.co.uk/
You can email Mike at mike@mikesmusicroom.co.uk
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and on these lines and spaces as they are called, musical notes are written. The lower down the
When starting to learn chords, most people will start with the basic major and minor chords,
then on to 7th and minor 7th chords. You might be surprised to learn that when you have
mastered all twelve minor 7th chords you have also potentially learned twenty-four 11th chords.
I love the sound of 11th chords; they somehow manage to give a big sound and are great for
key changes. If you want to listen to good examples of 11th chords then listen to some early
Barry Manilow music such as "Even Now", "Mandy" and "Cant smile without you". Listen in
particular to the key changes and there you have a good big sounding example of 11th chords in
action.
So how to find the 11th chord from a minor 7th chord. First, learn all twelve minor 7th chords.
Second, make sure you know where the fifth in any chord is. For example, the fifth in Gm7 is
"D", which is seven semitones from the root. ("G" root to "D" fifth is seven semitones)
Now you are ready to play an 11th chord. Let's use G11 as our example. First work out what
the fifth is in a G chord, the answer is "D", then make that "D", a Dm7 chord and most
importantly play a "G" bass note or pedal. So G11 = Dm7 with a "G" bass.
Here are some more examples:
Chord Name = C11
Find the Fifth = G
Make it Minor = Gm7 (with a C bass note)
Chord Name = F11
Find the Fifth = C
Make it Minor = Cm7 (with a F bass note)
For the more technical minded. Let's look more closely at the structure of the 11th chord. If we
use C11 as our example,
ROOT = C (played as a bass note or pedal)
THIRD = not used
FIFTH = G
SEVENTH = Bb
NINTH = D
ELEVENTH = F
Notice the root is always played as a bass note or bass pedal. This note is very important and
also helps the chord sound BIG. Try it. You should also notice that the third is not used. This
means that our C11 can also be Cm11 because; the only difference between a major chord and
a minor chord is the third.
So there you have it. Twelve major 11th chords, twelve minor 11th chords. That's a total of
twenty-four 11th chords from twelve minor 7th chords.
About the Author
Michael Shaw teaches students of all ages to play the organ and keyboard. You can now
download his popular Lesson 1 eBook for beginners at http://www.mikesmusicroom.co.uk,
http://www.keyboardsheetmusic.co.uk and
http://musical-instruments-uk.mikesmusicroom.co.uk/
You can email Mike at mike@mikesmusicroom.co.uk
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Mike_Shaw
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