This exercise will help you remember different shapes of altered chords. Play the following progression using the chord shapes below.
Functionally, the chord progression is I7 – VI7 – II7 – V7
Notice that the top note which is Eb doesn’t change throughout the progression. However, the note Eb functions differently at each chord.
- For C7#9, it’s #9 (because D# = Eb)
- For A7b5, it’s b5
- For D7b9, it’s b9
- For G7b13, it’s b13