Maj7 Chords are one of the most important tonic chord types. This video will show you 7 different ideas that you can use when improvising over Maj7 chords. The concepts I cover are using different arpeggio types, triad pairs and super-imposed pentatonic scales both common and more exotic.

Content of the video

0:00 Intro – Maj7 Chords and ideas

1:18 Example 1 – Solo

1:40 Interesting versions of Cmaj7 and Em7 arpeggios

2:29 Using arpeggios and making them less boring

3:38 Example 2 – Solo

4:04 Pentatonic scale from the 3rd of the chord

4:34 Different sounds from different phrasings

5:05 Less Rock/Blues sounding ideas

5:58 Example 3 – Solo

6:23 Triad pairs: G & Am

6:54 Analyzed relative to the C root

7:27 Melodic approach from triad pairs and that specific sound

8:23 Example 4 – Quartal Arpeggios

8:48 The “new” sound of Quartal melodies in a solo

9:17 two ways to check them out over a chord

9:50 Some technical ideas for playing quartal arpeggios

10:53 Example 5 – Solo

11:16 Am6 pentatonic – Robben Ford on a Maj7 chord

11:50 Constructing an Am6 pentatonic scale

12:35 Simple ideas from this type of phrasing.

12:55 Example 6 – Solo

13:20 Am & Bm – Lydian Triad pair.

13:57 Phrasing using Spread Triads and inversions

14:43 Example of a line using the triad pairs

14:58 Example 7 – Solo

15:22 Emaj(b6) Pentatonic scale on a Cmaj7 chord

15:42 Where it comes from

16:15 How to construct and play the Emaj(b6) Penta scale.

17:07 Phrasing and making lines with the scale

17:40 Do you have other good suggestions you like to use? Leave a comment!

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