How To Use Major7 Chords Musically On Guitar

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In this lesson, I'm going to show you 7 different ways you can use Major7 chords musically on guitar and in your music.
None of them are jazz-oriented: we can do so much more than jazz with Maj7 chords!
I'll start by showing you the most popular Major7 chord shapes on the fretboard and then we'll dive into the 7 tips!
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0:17 Maj7 Chord Shapes
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3:10 What Maj7 chords are
3:42 1st way to use MAJ7 musically
5:15 2nd way to use MAJ7 musically
6:23 3rd way to use MAJ7 musically
10:04 4th way to use MAJ7 musically
11:41 5th way to use MAJ7 musically
14:43 6th way to use MAJ7 musically
16:31 7th way to use MAJ7 musically
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This is the Ambient Guitar youtube channel of Canadian multi-instrumentist Antoine Michaud. Through original ambient music, chordal guitar lessons and tips on guitar pedals, Antoine is looking to educate and inspire aspiring ambient musicians to learn everything about the world of ambient guitar and chordal voicings on guitar.

[@x2mars]

That Cm EbM7 AbM7 was an ear 👂 opener 🎉

[@michaurban9046]

yeah, that was really beautiful!

[@jimwarner8071]

Outstanding! Thx yet again.

[@asishkandathil8533]

Great content!!!

[@georgerichardson7728]

Wonderful and very helpful, thank you Antoine

[@harveyfergusson54]

This is exceptional, eye-opening content! I'm very glad I've found this channel and these 'How to Use X musically' videos are just what I've been looking for.

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Thank you so much, so glad it's been helpful to you!

[@RGRIMOWEN]

Thanks a lot, timely for me...

[@ronaldrobles8282]

Perfect 👍😃 amazing 😍

[@dalimsameer8032]

So much to learn in feasible way despite knowing all ,now its urging to do it practically.Keep making such lesson ❤🎉

[@chilliard81]

Love your content

[@bbud]

Dude, I just found your channel and this stuff is blowing my mind. And then you dropped the Ocarina of Time reference and I melted. Subscribed!

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Haha, awesome! Welcome, Brandon!

[@stevetaylor6488]

Thanks very much Antoine - you explain this so well. The third way is absolutely beautiful

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

My pleasure!

[@TheUzzislx]

toujours aussi bon

[@CousinOlivier]

Très intéressant d’un point de vue harmonique. 👍👌
Merci Antoine pour la clarté de tes explications. 🙏👏

[@shinjiikari4629]

Great video and extra kudos for the Zelda reference 👍

[@storytimesongs1]

The reason that the bIIMaj7 and V7 have the same pull to the I is because it's a tritone sub. Great video!

[@johndrowe5281]

Is the “b” a typo in the “bIIMaj7” comment? [gee, that Never happens to me 😂😂😂]… Otherwise, I am flummoxed.
Cheers/Slainte mhaith 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿!
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[@storytimesongs1]

@@johndrowe5281 Talking about the Neapolitan chord at 16:40! It’s a bII (flat II) because the root is a half step below the II. Tritone substitutions are basically a Dominant 7 chord that is a tritone (6 half steps) away from the chord it’s substituting. The V7 chord root is a tritone away from the bIIMaj7. Hope this helps!

[@johndrowe5281]

@@storytimesongs1 thanks. Had not seen Bb written that way as I still get hand-written lead sheets 😊. 🎶🎵🎶🎵

[@permculture]

keep it simple and call it a flat five@@storytimesongs1

[@muhammadrezahaghiri]

Great video.
I expect the next video to be "9 ways to use major 9 chords" 😁

[@howeichi]

69 ways to use 6/9 chords 😂

[@muhammadrezahaghiri]

@@howeichi 420 ways of using sus2 and sus4 chords all together.

[@maureenmueller1251]

❤

[@mildredpika-aloina9956]

Great lesson Antoine💪🏽💪🏽

[@Claudio.forte.t]

Très intéressant, merci Antoine! En passant est tu québécois?

[@AntoineMichaudGuitar]

Oui!

[@ripw1]

good video but, your guitar always seems to have a lot if fret buzz. What gauge of strings do you use?