1. - Garret Raja Immanuel
Advanced Chords
(Beyond the Family)

2. You can add more chords to C Major songs , Some
chords are used as accidentals, some are used as Exciting
Chords (They add special coloring), Some are
Jazz/Advanced chords. Here we go..
In C Major you can add “D Major Chord” :
If right hand melody goes to “F# note” you can add D
Major Chord there..
Ex:
In C Major you can add “Bb Major Chord” :
If right hand melody goes to “Bb note” you can add Bb
Major Chord there..

3. Next We are going to see coloring chords.. These
chords will give beautiful coloring to the song... Here we
go..
In C Major you can add “F minor Chord” :
If right hand melody goes to “F note” And you want to add
sad feeling to the chord .. You can add F MINOR Chord
there..
Ex: Amen in Sarva Shristikum song:
In C Major you can add “Bb Major Chord” :
If right hand melody goes to “D note” And you want to
add sad Special coloring to the song .. You can add Bb
Major Chord there..
Ex:

4. In C Major you can add “E Major Chord” :
If right hand melody goes to “E note ” And you want to
add Special coloring to the song .. You can add E Major
Chord
Ex:
In C Major you can add “D Major Chord” :
If right hand melody goes to “D note ” And you want to
add Special coloring to the song .. You can add D Major
Chord
Ex:

5. Next we are going to see where should we add
dominant 7th chords. In C Major we have Two
dominant 7th Chords. i) C dominant 7th and ii) G
dominant 7th.
Rules: C dominant 7th Chord Can be played only before
playing F Major Chord. Like wise, G dominant chord
should be played only before C Chord.
Ex:
Next we are going to see where can we apply B/G#/D/F
Dimnished 7th CHORDS in C major. Its mostly used in
Cinema Field.. A.R.R Has used this chord in many songs...
We can add this chord if the target notes is either ..
Ex:

6. Next we are going to know about Jazz Chords like
minor 7th,Major 7th.
We can use these chords as we use other minor and Major
Chords.
We may use use C Major 7th instead of C Major Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use D minor 7th instead of D minor Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use E minor 7th instead of E minor Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use F Major 7th instead of F Major Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use G domi 7th instead of G Major Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use A minor 7th instead of A minor Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use B dimd 7th instead of B dim7 Chord To
give a jazz feeling..
We may use use C Major 7th instead of C Major Chord To
give a jazz feeling..