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The Major 7th. As the name implies the 7th would be played as the 7th in that major key.

Therefore Amaj

would imply a G

but A

a G

– best thought of as a dominant 7th in the

key of D. Similarly E

maj

would imply a D

and E

a D

A chord which occurs frequently can cause some confusion but is much easier to

interpret than it looks is the minor 7th chord with a flattened 5th. But Bm

is simply

Dm/B, Em

= Gm/E and F

= Am/F

The 9th gives added richness and ‘crunch’ to a chord. G

would generally imply both the

7th and the 9th, and like the 7th can be major of minor – whole tone (or 2nd) above the

root, or minor 2nd (semitone) above the root. These can also be indicated as

9 or

The addition of the 9th alone makes a good finishing chord.

The 11th, used less often and then usually omitting the 3rd of the chord to avoid

clashing, makes a useful variation to the final cadence.

The 13th is sometimes indicated – and more readily understood – as G

– the 13th

above the root being the same as the 6th. It can also be interpreted as Fmaj

/G by

omitting the 3rd and 5th and adding 7th, 9th, 11th and 13th. Which to use depends on

choice, phrase and preceding chords.

Are you ready to take the ‘Twinkle Test?’

Turn to p12 and test your knowledge and understanding of chords to harmonise ‘Twinkle,

Twinkle Little Star’ in C major using the chords provided. Enjoy!

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My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers): Autumn Leaves (Prevert/Kosma): September Song (Kurt Weill); Try To Remember

(Harvey Schmidt): Nice Work If You Can Get It (George Gershwin); I Could Write A Book (Richard Rodgers); I Didn’t Know What

Time It Was (Richard Rodgers); Emily (Johnny Mandel): Embraceable You (George Gershwin); Summertime (George Gershwin);

Every Time We Say Goodbye (Cole Porter); I Get A Kick Out Of You (Cole Porter); I’ve Got It Bad (Duke Ellington); Come Rain Or

Come Shine (Harold Arlen);Ain’t Misbehavin (Fats Waller); Someone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin)

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Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen); My Ship (Kurt Weill); A Foggy Day (George Gershwin); A Small Hotel (Richard Rogers); Just

One Of Those Things (Cole Porter); The Shadow Of Your Smile (Johnny Mandel); The Folks Who Live On The Hill (Jerome

Kern); Let’s Do It (Cole Porter); I’ve Got You Under My Skin (Cole Porter); Your Love Is Here To Stay (George Gershwin); The

Very Thought Of You (Ray Noble); All The Things You Are (Jerome Kern); I’ve Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen); They

Can’t Take That Away From Me (George Gershwin); Laura (David Raksin); Stormy Weather (Harold Arlen)

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