How To Use Maj7 Chords As Amazing Substitutions

Maj7 chords have a great open yet resolved sound, but even if they sound very much at rest you can easily use them in some very interesting chord substitution concepts.

In this video, I am going to show you some of the great sounding chord progressions you can make using maj7 chords in chord substitution, and later in the video, I am going to show you how changing one note in the voicing gives you a lot more beautiful sounds.

Check out more videos on harmonization and adding color to chord progressions:
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Content:
0:00 Intro - Maj7 Chords for reharmonization
0:39 Tonal and Chromatic
0:50 bVImaj7 - Borrowing from minor in major
1:41 Using it on a few Jazz Standards
2:47 bIImaj7 - The Neapolitan Subdominant
4:01 Finding a scale for the chord
4:28 How to use it on a few Songs
6:09 Chromatic maj7 chords #1
6:54 Chromatic approach #2
7:28 Maj7(b5) Chords (and a little disclaimer)
8:58 Maj7(b5) as an Altered dominant
9:48 Maj7(b5) as a Backdoor dominant
10:28 Like the video? Check out my Patreon page