Dmaj7 One Chord Jam

One chord jam exploring the major seventh chord. In this case Dmaj7

The major seventh chord can be a I chord or a IV chord. So in the case of Dmaj7th it could be the I chord in the key of D and the IV chord in the key of A.

So first we will solo with just the notes from the chord itself:

1 3 5 7

D F# A C#

Lesson 13

Tempo 115 bpm

2nd Position
Dmaj7 Arpeggio

We could think of Dmaj7th as the I chord in the key of D major. Because D majors relative minor is B minor, you could also think about Dmaj7th as the III in the key or B minor. The scale form to the left is a great place to start having fun.

Again, you should play the scale up and back down as quarter, eighth, eighth note triplets and sixteenth notes.

You should also try applying some of the patterns you may have started working on from lesson 7 and picking every note twice like in lesson 11.

Dmaj7th could also be thought of as the IV chord in the key of A major or the VI chord in A's relative minor F# minor. Which ever way you chose to think about it the scale form to the left will work.

Notice the only change from the key of D with 2 sharps to A with 3 sharps is the G becomes G#.

You can go back to your Circle of 5th's from lesson 11 and see how they relate.