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Minor

Minor-major seventh chords

Minor triad with major 7th: C-Eb-G-B. Formula: 1-b3-5-7. Melodic minor harmony, dark and tense.

In every key

The same shape, moved. The symbols below are spelled the way the app spells them, which is the spelling the chord's own scale asks for rather than whichever accidental is easier to type.

  • CmMaj7
  • DbmMaj7
  • DmMaj7
  • EbmMaj7
  • EmMaj7
  • FmMaj7
  • F#mMaj7
  • GmMaj7
  • AbmMaj7
  • AmMaj7
  • BbmMaj7
  • BmMaj7

Voicings

Written in C, because that is the key the encyclopedia authors them in; every one transposes unchanged.

Root Position

C · Eb · G · B

intermediate

Octaves shown are the app's default ascending voicing.

The Eb-B tritone-plus-half is the iconic sound

Drop-2

G · C · Eb · B

intermediate

Rootless (b3-5-7-9)

Eb · G · B · D

advanced

Keith Jarrett melodic minor flavor

Drop-3

B · Eb · G · C

advanced

Where it turns up

James Bond theme chord. Used as a minor tonic — e.g. the A-section minor line-cliche of 'In a Sentimental Mood' (i - i(maj7) - i7 - i6 descending inner line) and the minor-tonic vamp of 'My Funny Valentine'.

Commonly swapped with

  • Cm7
  • CmMaj9
  • Cm6

The PDF book

The Ultimate Jazz Piano Voicings and Chord Atlas

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