The A# minor 7th piano chord can help us to create a very beautiful sound, as we introduce the sound of the minor 7th note. Minor 7th piano chords are commonly used across a wide variety of musical genres and it is because of this, minor 7th piano chords are an absolute must for your chords repertoire.
A# MINOR 7TH CHORD (A#m7)
Pro Tip 1 - There are many beautifulchord voicings that we can use for the minor 7th chord. Pro Tip 2 - You can play a minor 7th chord over the 2, 3 or 6 chords to give you a lovely sound.
A#m7 piano chord - Basic theory
An A# minor 7th chord is made up of the 1-3-5-7 notes from the A# minor scale (A#-C#-F-G#). Alternatively, if you wish to, you can start with a basic A# minor triad (1-3-5 or A#-C#-F) and then add in the 7th note (G#). Either way, you will end up playing & hearing the beautiful sound of an A#m7 chord.
A# MINOR SCALE
A# MINOR 7TH (A#m7)
Play your chords in beautiful ways
When learning chords on piano, it is important that we firstly build a decent repertoire of chords. This helps to provide us with the necessary foundations and from here, we can then learn how to combine chords together, so that we can use this repertoire of chords to create beautiful sounding music.
Once we become more familiar with a number of chord progressions, the next step is to start introducing beautiful chord voicings, which can help to transform our sound in a simple & easy way. From here, we can add in some passing chords & create some extra melodic interest with things like piano runs, chord fills & arpeggios.