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Flashcards in Seventh Chords in Major and Minor Keys Deck (13)
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1
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seventh chords

A
  • seventh chords add an additional third on top, with four notes possible there are more potential combinations
  • 4 pitches
  • quality of the triad plus the quality of the 7th
2
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MM7

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  • major-major seventh chord
  • major triad with a major seventh added to it (also known as major 7)
  • ex. is C, E, G, B
3
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Mm7

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  • Major-Minor-seventh chord
  • major triad with a minor seventh (also known as dominant 7)
  • ex. C, E, G, Bb
4
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mm7

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  • minor-minor-seventh chord
  • minor triad with minor seventh (also known as minor 7)
  • ex. C, Eb, G, Bb
5
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Dm7

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  • diminished-minor- (half) seventh
  • diminished triad with a minor seventh (also known as half diminished 7)
  • Ex. C, Eb, Gb, Bb
6
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Dd7

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  • diminished-diminished-seventh chord
  • diminished triad with a diminished seventh (also known as the fully diminished 7)
  • Ex. C, Eb, Gb, Bbb
7
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seventh chords from a major key, grouped by quality

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  • major 7: I^M7 and IV^M7
  • minor 7: ii^7, iii^7, vi^7
  • dominant 7: V^7
  • half-diminished seventh chord: vii^o7
8
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seventh chords from a major key grouped by quality

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  • Major 7: III^M7, VI^M7
  • minor 7: i^7, iv^7
  • fully diminished: vii^o7
  • this is created by borrowing the leading tone form the harmonic minor
  • half diminished: ii^o7
  • dominant: V^7
  • this is created by borrowing the leading tone from the harmonic minor
9
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how many pitches do seventh chords have?

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  • 4
10
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seventh chords are named by the quality of the _________ plus the quality of the __________

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  • triad, 7th
11
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in major keys, the major 7th (MM7) chords are built on scale degrees ______ and ______

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  • 1, 4
12
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in minor keys, the minor 7th (mm7) chords are built on scale degrees ______ and _______

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  • 2, 6
13
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to identify the interval of a 7th chord, try inverting it or subtract 1/2 steps from the octave
for example, o7 becomes

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  • augmented 2

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