Lick 1 Diminished 7 Chords diminished 7

chord from the b9 of a the F7 chord

F7 F (R) A (3) C (5) (Eb)
Gbdim7 (over F7) Gb (b9) A (3) C (5) Eb (b7)

Lick 2 7 Chords and min7 Chords

substitute a 5th or 6th above the root are Cm7
and Dm7.
Lick 3 9 Chords and more Diminished 7
Chords
F7 F (R) A (3) C (5) Eb (b7)
Am7b5 (Over F7) A (3) C (5) Eb (b7) G (9)

After outlining the F9 chord with the first 2 chords in the lick,
the lick creates tension by playing two diminished 7 chords. The
first diminished 7 chord in the lick is a V7 of V7 (or secondary
dominant), being a substitute for G7b9.
The second diminished chord is the V7 of F, and is a C7b9
chord. Instead of heading right back to F7, the lick features a
diminished triad built off the #9 of F (G#).

Lick 4 The Turn Around

The first bar in this lick features an anticipated chord on the
and of 4 from the previous bar. Instead of playing a Gm7 as
indicated by the blues form, youll play a Bbmaj7 as a
substitution for Gm7.

This first chord substitution is another important piece of

information to remember and add to your playing. A maj7
chord built from the b3 of the minor 7 chord gives you the
following chord tones:

Gm7 G (R) Bb (b3) D (5) F (b7)

Bbmaj7 (Over Gm7) Bb (b3) D (5) F (b7) A (9)

After playing the Bbmaj7 over the Gm7, youll play through a
Gm7 Drop 2 chord in 3rd inversion. From here youll play 2
diminished chords.
The first diminished 7 chord in the first bar leads chromatically
into the second diminished 7 chord. The second diminished 7
chord is actually a 7b9 substitution for the C7 chord played in
anticipation of the second bar, where the C7 falls naturally In
the blues form.
Once arriving at the second bar, another C7 Drop 2 chord is
played. This time the chord is a completely unaltered C7 Drop 2
chord in 3rd inversion. Starting in bar 4, a I VI II V
progression is played using the following chords:
The I chord is a third inversion Drop 2 F7 chord (F7/Eb).
The VI chord is a second inversion Drop 2 D7 chord (D7/A).
The II chord is a third inversion Drop 2 Bmin7b5 chord used as
a substitute for G7 in order to get the 9th.
The V chord is a third inversion Bbm7b5 chord used as a
substitute for C7. Becausethis is a m7b5 chord built from the b7
of the C7 chord (Bb), you end up with the b7 (Bb), b9 (Db), 3
(E/Fb), b13 (Ab).

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What should you take away from this lesson? Firstly, youll have
a few new chord licks and ideas to work with in the woodshed.
Knowing a particular voicing (ie: Drop 2) on the guitar can
provide you with countless musical ideas. In combination with
creative rhythm and substitutions, Drop 2 chord voicings alone
will provide months of new practice material in the practice
room.
Some of the most common substitutions in Wes Montgomerys
playing that were covered in this lesson include:
m7b5 for a 7 (built from the 3 or b7 of the 7 chord)
maj7 for a m7 (built from the b3 of the m7 chord)
dim7 for a m7 or 7 (built from the b9 of either chord)
m7 for a 7 (built from the 5 or 6 of the 7 chord)

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