Harmonica Chord - ii minor 7, iim7

Harmonica Chord - ii minor 7

In this session we are looking at the Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet and in particular the ii minor 7 chord

Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet

Lesson Info

Lesson Length: 4:14
Instructor:
George Goodman

In this session we are looking at the ii minor 7 chord. This is the chord built on the second note of the major scale and happens to be a minor 7 chord.
Learn the iim7 chord tones on the mouth organ.

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Gear Used

Hohner Special 20

Hohner Special 20 in C
In this lesson, as in most of the lessons, I am playing a Hohner Special 20 in the key of C.

HARMONICA CHORD - ii minor 7

ii minor 7

In this session we are at the Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet and in particular the ii Minor 7 chord.
Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet
Where do the notes that make up the iim7 chord land over the full range of the diatonic harmonica?

The Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet harmonica tabs are divided into 4 columns.
7th chords are made up of four notes with each note in the chord represented by a particular column.
The first column shows the root of the chord.
The second column displays the 3rd of the chord.
The third column shows the 5th of the chord and the fourth column is the 7th of the chord.

ii minor 7 harmonica tabs
The first row of tabs for the ii minor 7 chord starts in the fourth column, the 7th of the chord, blow 1.
The full ii minor 7 can be seen in the second row beginning with the root at draw 1.
The third of the chord is draw 2 with a double bend.
The fifth is draw 3 with a double bend and the 7th is at blow 4.

-1 -2bb -3bb 4

Things get easier in the next octave starting with the root at draw 4.
The 3rd of the chord is draw 5.
The 5th of the chord is draw 6 and the 7th of the chord is blow 7.

-4 -5 -6 7

The full ii minor 7 chord can also be sounded in the top octave starting at draw 8 for the root.
The 3rd is draw 9.
The 5th is draw 10 and the 7th is blow 10.

-8 -9 -10 10

The ii minor 7 tabs over the full range of the diatonic mouth harp are:

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-1 -2bb -3bb 4
-4 -5 -6 7
-8 -9 -10 10

Wrap Up

The Harmonica Chord Cheat Sheet displays the tabs that make up the seventh chords built upon each degree of the major scale.
Seventh chords are four note chords consisting of a root, third, fifth and seventh.
Each of these notes are displayed in columns in the chart.
The root is the first column, the 3rd is the second column, the 5th is in the third column and the 7th is in the fourth column.

The tabs for the ii Minor 7 chord over the full range of the mouth harp are as follows:

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-1 -2bb -3bb 4
-4 -5 -6 7
-8 -9 -10 10

2 responses to “Harmonica Chord ii minor 7”

  1. Kurt says:

    Hi Goerge,

    now I watched the first 10 videos of this series and I ask myself what ist it for. What I want to know is how to play the blues but I don’t grasp what these videos help my in doing so. I just don’t get the message.

    Can you help me with it? (or am I just too stupid)

    BR
    Kurt

    • George says:

      Hi Kurt,
      These videos demonstrate where you will find the notes on harmonica for a particular chord. These are the notes that will make up the majority of the melody and are good to know when improvising.
      The Blues only use 3 chords in second position.
      Check out The Blues On Harmonica and Guitar
      These videos will teach you the Blues progression, the chords used and where the best notes are on harmonica for playing the Blues.
      I hope that helps.
      Peace,
      George

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