the dark minor 2nd interval blends with the minor 7th chord to give it a little more intensity. This add11 only just qualifies as a chord because it is very sparse. From low to high, we have root ...

Load it up! Neil once told Q Magazine: "if you want to write a classic pop song, use these chords: Ab, Bb, G minor 7th, C minor. That’s ‘The Chord Change’. You can’t go wrong with that.

All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord.

All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord.