This seems like a "lot" to think about while playing however, and so I'm concerned this isn't the right way to approach 'memorizing' chords to be able to play them quickly. The two methods I'm aware of for memorizing chords are either to memorize the four-finger shapes (which seems a bit scary but perhaps I should knuckle down and try to do it) or use chord stacking, where for instance to play a major seventh, I'd play the root and then play a minor chord based off of the third. If I'm playing a seventh using my left hand, I currently make the shape using my pinky (root), middle (third), and thumb (fifth), then move my thumb to the (major or minor) seventh, and awkwardly shift my ring and index fingers to the notes I was holding with my middle and thumb fingers previously. I'm having trouble extending this to seventh chords. If I want to play a B major, I don't have to think about what's the major third and what's the perfect fifth from B, I just know what shape to make.
On piano, I'm already comfortable 'quickly' playing: I'd greatly appreciate any tips on how to achieve that next step, or what intermediate steps I'm missing. To be more specific, I'll list what I already know and try to explain the next step I want to take. I know how to formulate any type of chord technically, but I want to be able to play chords quickly and not need to figure out each note.
I am having difficulty "memorizing" seventh chords and inversions. These past few months I've been teaching myself how to play piano, using my background in guitar and a basic knowledge of music theory I've picked up from that.
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