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This week's goal was to write a piece in the major key that features at least one borrowed chord "from" Aeolian, and also use at least two seventh chords.

Here's my submission that I showed at the end of the last lesson. I added a lead on top since then, and here's how it works:

Cmaj7 - Am7 - Dm7 - Dm7b5

Over the first three chords, I solo using C major scale. Then over Dm7b5, I switch to C Mixolydian b6. Basically, I lower Ionian's 6th and 7th but preserve the 3rd. The next time the Dm7b5 occurs, I opted to only lower the 6th (this creates C harmonic major).

Then the following progression occurs:

Cmaj7 - Ebmaj7 - Fmaj7 - Abmaj7 ( I - bIII - IV - bVI)

This is funny because it's all parallel motion upwards and constant structure - simply take a major 7th chord shape and keep lifting it. Over the Cmaj7 + Fmaj7 I mostly play C Ionian or C Pentatonic Major. Then I switch to C Aeolian for the Ebmaj7 and Abmaj7 which are both from C Aeolian.

I can't wait to hear your submissions! I intend on listening to them all again :)

OH- ALSO- The very last note was a mistake and I'm glad I made it! I wanted to end on the major 3rd but accidentally hit the minor 3rd instead, but quickly slid it upwards. This is a common trick in blues/jazz/swing (chromatically approaching the third from below) and here it fits in perfectly to accent the change of the minor 3rd to major 3rd.