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What is a seventh chord?
A four-note chord consisting of a triad plus a note a seventh interval above the root.
What is a Major Seventh Chord?
A chord with a root, major third, perfect fifth, and major seventh above the root.
What is a Minor Seventh Chord?
A chord with a root, minor third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh above the root.
What is a Dominant Seventh Chord?
A chord with a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh above the root.
What is a Diminished Seventh Chord?
A chord with a root, minor third, diminished fifth, and diminished seventh above the root.
What is a Half-Diminished Seventh Chord?
A chord with a root, minor third, diminished fifth, and minor seventh above the root.
Define 'Root Position' for seventh chords.
The root of the chord is in the bass.
Define 'First Inversion' for seventh chords.
The third of the chord is in the bass.
Define 'Second Inversion' for seventh chords.
The fifth of the chord is in the bass.
Define 'Third Inversion' for seventh chords.
The seventh of the chord is in the bass.
What is a seventh chord?
A triad with a note a seventh interval above the root.
What is a Major Seventh Chord?
A major triad with a major seventh above the root.
What is a Minor Seventh Chord?
A minor triad with a minor seventh above the root.
What is a Dominant Seventh Chord?
A major triad with a minor seventh above the root.
What is a Diminished Seventh Chord?
A diminished triad with a diminished seventh above the root.
What is a Half-Diminished Seventh Chord?
A diminished triad with a minor seventh above the root.
What is root position?
Seventh chord with the root in the bass.
What is first inversion?
Seventh chord with the third in the bass.
What is second inversion?
Seventh chord with the fifth in the bass.
What is third inversion?
Seventh chord with the seventh in the bass.
What is the function of a V7 chord?
Creates tension and a need for resolution to I.
Why are seventh chords used in progressions?
To add dissonance, creating tension and movement.
What degrees are seventh chords primarily on in classical music?
ii, V, and vii degrees
What is the Roman numeral for a dominant seventh chord in C major?
V7
What is the Roman numeral for a half-diminished seventh chord in C major?
viiø7
In C major, what is the diatonic seventh chord on IV?
F Major Seventh (IVM7)
In A minor, what is the diatonic seventh chord on V?
E Major Seventh (VM7)
In what kind of scales do we often raise the 7th degree?
Minor scales
What is the Roman numeral for a fully diminished seventh chord in A minor?
vii°7
How do seventh chords affect voice leading?
They help create smooth, stepwise motion, avoiding large leaps.