A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the chord's root. When not otherwise specified, a...

The diminished seventh chord is a four-note chord (a seventh chord) composed of a root note, together with a minor third, a diminished fifth, and a diminished...

dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord, is a seventh chord, composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. Thus it is...

music, a major seventh chord is a seventh chord in which the third is a major third above the root and the seventh is a major seventh above the root....

In music, a minor seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a root note, a minor third, a perfect fifth, and a minor seventh (1, ♭3, 5, ♭7). In other...

the half-diminished seventh chord (also known as a half-diminished chord or a minor seventh flat five chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root note...

In music, the seventh factor of a chord is the note or pitch seven scale degrees above the root or tonal center. When the seventh is the bass note, or...

The augmented seventh chord, or seventh augmented fifth chord, or seventh sharp five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, augmented...

A minor major seventh chord, or minor/major seventh chord (also known as the Hitchcock Chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root, minor third, perfect...

definition, any chord with a non-diatonic chord tone is an altered chord. The simplest example of altered chords is the use of borrowed chords, chords borrowed...

quality is usually omitted for major chords) whether the chord is a triad, seventh chord, or an extended chord (e.g. Δ7) any altered notes (e.g. sharp...

the chord. This creates the interval of a seventh above the root of the chord, the next natural step in composing tertian chords. The seventh chord built...

the seventh scale degree in a major key (viio in Roman numeral analysis), while a leading-tone seventh chord is a seventh chord built on the seventh scale...

The harmonic seventh chord is a major triad plus the harmonic seventh interval (ratio of 7:4, about 968.826 cents). This interval is somewhat narrower...

"V/iii", etc. Like most chords, secondary dominants may be seventh chords or chords with other upper extensions. Dominant seventh chords are commonly used as...

seventh chords discussed above, other seventh chords—especially minor seventh chords and major seventh chords—are used in guitar music. Minor seventh...

of nondominant seventh chords. The supertonic chord normally functions as a predominant chord, a chord that naturally resolves to chord with dominant function...

augmented sixth, rather than enharmonically as a minor seventh (♭ and ♯). Although augmented sixth chords are more common in the minor mode, they are also used...

substitution of the dominant seventh, leading-tone, and leading tone half-diminished seventh chords, but rejected the concept of a ninth chord on the basis that...

added tone chord, or added note chord, is a non-tertian chord composed of a triad and an extra "added" note. Any tone that is not a seventh factor is commonly...

music theory, a diminished major seventh chord is a seventh chord composed of a diminished triad and a major seventh. Thus, it is composed of a root note...

extended chords are certain chords (built from thirds) or triads with notes extended, or added, beyond the seventh. Ninth, eleventh, and thirteenth chords are...

nondominant seventh chord is both a diatonic chord and a seventh chord, but it does not possess dominant function, and thus it is not a dominant seventh chord. Since...

have sevenths added to them, using the performer's discretion and ear. For example, if a tune is in the key of C, if there is a G chord, the chord-playing...

augmented major seventh chord or major seventh sharp five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, augmented fifth, and major seventh (1, 3, ♯5...

and typifies a given chord. Chords are often spoken about in terms of their root, their quality, and their extensions. When a chord is named without reference...

major seventh chord, are also called major chords. Major seventh chords are used in jazz and occasionally in rock music. In jazz, major chords may also...

notes as those of an A minor seventh chord – whether such a chord should be regarded as an added sixth chord or a seventh depends on its context and harmonic...

seventh chord 4th: Dominant seventh chord 5th (start with the ♭5): Augmented major seventh chord 6th: Diminished seventh chord 7th: Major seventh chord In...

the subtonic chord may also appear as a major minor seventh chord (i.e. dominant seventh chord), ♭VII7. In jazz, the flattened seventh is also used as...