Here’s a tip for any musician that wants to re-invigorate a tired chord progression. You can build Major and Minor 7th chords using simple triad shapes. To do so just play a chord of the opposite quality built from the 3rd of the root chord. For example, if the chord is C major, then you would play E minor on top of it and the yielding sonic effect would be C Maj 7. Conversely, if you have C minor then you would play Eb major on top of it and yield C Min 7. The best part is that you don’t even need someone to play the whole C chord. A bass player can play just the C note and you can play the E Maj or Eb Min and you’ll get the same result. This is a simple way to create something that is greater than the sum of its parts. There is a lot more you can do with Diatonic Substitution, let me know if you have want to know more!
REVIEW:
C + Em = C Maj 7
C + Eb = C Min 7
REVIEW:
C + Em = C Maj 7
C + Eb = C Min 7
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