There’s a reasonable chance that the first minor chord you ever learned was an A minor. That means E7 was probably not far behind. A minor was easy because it was all the white notes, and you tolerated your first accidental in that E7 chord because the G# was such a vibe.
But perhaps the third chord you should have looked at was this one, a B half-diminished. Because with the flip of a finger, not only can we turn it into an E7 chord, but you get your first color tone, a flat 9. And that, friends, is definitely a vibe.
And best of all, if we take the shell of that B half-diminished in our left hand, we can sketch out the harmony with just two notes and move between these two chords with just one of them. Put that in your fingers and let us know how it feels. And if someone who belongs in a beat-kitchen class, share this post.
