Guitar course for beginners Part 24 Learn the chords(m7-5)

Among the guitar chords, there is also a chord called m7-5 (minor seven flat five).

This is a chord in which the fifth note is lowered by a semitone.

For Bm7-5, the F# note will switch to F.

It’s not a type of chord that comes up often, but it’s certainly useful to remember.

Here, we will introduce the m7-5.

Pattern where m7-5 appears ①Key-Am

The pattern in which m7-5 appears when the key is Am is as follows.

If the key is Am, it will be used in the chord progression of Bm7-5⇒E7⇒Am7.

It is OK to change Am7 to Am.

Some people think of it as a chord form similar to a parallelogram, while others don’t.

Pattern where m7-5 appears ②Key-Bm

Next is the appearance pattern of m7-5 when the key is Bm.

The Key of Bm uses C#m7-5.

The format is C#m7-5⇒F#7⇒Bm7 (or Bm).

It is OK to think that if you move the parallelogram of Bm7-5 by two frets, it will switch to C#m7-5.

Pattern where m7-5 appears ③Key-Em

This time I will introduce m7-5, a chord form different from the parallelogram.

It may be better to press the 6th string 2nd fret of F#m7-5 with your middle finger.

You can also press the 2nd fret of the 6th string with your thumb.

Pattern where m7-5 appears ④Key-F#m

As another pattern, I will introduce m7-5 with Key-F#m.

Summary

So far, we have introduced the m7-5.

This chord appears in the so-called two-five progression (minor key) of Ⅱm7-5⇒V7⇒Ⅰm.

It’s definitely useful to remember.

The two-five progression is used not only in jazz but also in pop music.

It’s not uncommon to find yourself playing a two-five progression without even realizing it.

For example, the progression from Dm7 (IIm7) to G7 (V7) to C (I).