G7 One Chord Jam


	Dominant 7th Chord Jam This is a one chord jam which will allow us to really explore the dominant 7th chord! For this jam we will use a G7. The most important thing to know about a dominant 7th chord is that it is a V chord. So in this case G7 does not belong to the key of G. It is the 5th chord in some other key. Count back 5 (or up 4) and we get C. G7 is the V chord in the key of C. So first we will solo with just the notes from the chord itself: 1 3 5 b7 G B D F

	G7 is also played as the V chord in the key of C minor but we will get into that in another lesson when we explore Harmonic and Melodic minor scales.

	G7 Arpeggio
			To the left is a G7 arpeggio in 2nd position. You will have to stretch back to get the F on your high E string. Play along with the jam track using nothing but the chord tones. Try playing it up and down as quarter notes, eighth notes, eighth note triplets and sixteenth notes.


	G Mixolydian Scale
			The box to the left is a G mixolydian scale. It is basically a C major scale played from G to G. Remember G7 really belongs to the key of C. Again trying playing up and down with the different notes values. To the right is the same scale with the extended position. So it includes a lower F and high A.


	G Minor Pentatonic
			Another way to play over a dominant 7th chord is to use the minor pentatonic scale with the same name. Notice that there is a Bb in the scale that is not in the chord. This is going to cause some tension but it quite common over dominant 7th's. If we wanted to make it a blues scale we would add the b5th. In this case add Db in between C and D on your 5th string and on the 6th fret of your 3rd string.



	G Major Pentatonic
			We can also use our G major pentatonic scale. Pentatonic scales are built by removing the 4th and 7th degree from the major scale. If we built a G major scale we would get: G A B C D E F# G Remove the 4th and 7th and you get: G A B D E G So we end up with a G triad (G, B, D) with an A and E. The A would be the 2nd/9th and the E would be the 6th/13th degree of the scale.



	7th Position G7 Arpeggio
			Here is the another form of your G7th arpeggio. This time we are in 7th position.



	7th Position G Mixolydian
			This position is already extended with all the notes available to use. So if you were to play from C to C you would be playing a C major scale. If you play from G to G you will be playing a G Mixolydian scale.



	7th Position G Major Pentatonic
			Here is your G major pentatonic just like in 2nd however in 7th. Again it is the extended position with all the notes available to use.



	8th Position G Minor Pentatonic
			Here is your G minor pentatonic scale in 8th position. If you add Db's you will have a G blues scale. I usually play this scale by shifting back to 7th position for the 3rd string and then forward to 8th for the 2nd.