A 5 Minute Introduction – Improvising Over Major 7th Chords

The major seventh chord is a basic building block in many pop and jazz compositions. I found this quick and concise article to get you started.

How to improvise Over Major 7th Chords

And a very simple backing track.

C Major7th One Chord Vamp practice loop

If you are just starting out with improvisation DON’T PANIC ! Try maybe one note at a time over the backing track and then slowly add more. Brian’s “super safe notes” B C D E G passing by A F Outside Ab (b6) Eb (b3) Gb (b5) Bb (b7)