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jIl SEVENTHS Tht ntH most com mon g roup o( chords i, l h~ """tllt h.\ , ! I"r~ are two typ'" fotrneJ hy adding it
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the fingers t wO frel s towa rd
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These seventh and major seventh chords wil l expand your vocabu la ry considerably. and add richness to your playing. They are simp le variations on their major counterparts and re lative ly e asy for the beg inner to form .
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