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  2. Dominant seventh chord - Wikipedia

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    Dominant seventh chords are often built on the fifth scale degree (or dominant) of a key. For instance, in the C major scale, G is the fifth note of the scale, and the seventh chord built on G is the dominant seventh chord, G 7 (shown above). In this chord, F is a minor seventh above G.

  3. Seventh chord - Wikipedia

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    The harmonic seventh chord is a dominant seventh chord formed by a major triad plus a harmonic seventh interval. The harmonic seventh interval is a minor seventh tuned in the 7:4 pitch ratio, one of the possible "just ratios" defined for this interval in just intonation (slightly below the width of a minor seventh as tuned in equal temperament ...

  4. Dominant (music) - Wikipedia

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    The triad built on the dominant note is called the dominant chord. This chord is said to have dominant function, which means that it creates an instability that requires the tonic for resolution. Dominant triads, seventh chords, and ninth chords typically have dominant function. Leading-tone triads and leading-tone seventh chords may also have ...

  5. Chord notation - Wikipedia

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    A ninth chord includes the seventh; without the seventh, the chord is not an extended chord but an added tone chord—in this case, an add 9. Ninths can be added to any chord but are most commonly seen with major, minor, and dominant seventh chords. The most commonly omitted note for a voicing is the perfect fifth.

  6. List of chords - Wikipedia

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    Diminished seventh chord (leading-tone and secondary chord) Play ... Dominant seventh chord: Play ...

  7. Seventh (chord) - Wikipedia

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    Seventh (F), in red, of a G7 dominant seventh chord in C Third inversion G7 chord; the seventh is the bass. In music, the seventh factor of a chord is the note or pitch seven scale degrees above the root or tonal center. [1] When the seventh is the bass note, or lowest note, of the expressed chord, the chord is in third inversion Play ⓘ.

  8. Leading tone - Wikipedia

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    A leading-tone triad is a triad built on the seventh scale degree in a major key (vii o in Roman numeral analysis), while a leading-tone seventh chord is a seventh chord built on the seventh scale degree (vii ø 7). Walter Piston considers and notates vii o as V 0 7, an incomplete dominant seventh chord. [1]

  9. Altered scale - Wikipedia

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    In jazz, the altered scale, altered dominant scale, or super-Locrian scale (Locrian ♭ 4 scale) is a seven-note scale that is a dominant scale where all non-essential tones have been altered. This means that it comprises the three irreducibly essential tones that define a dominant seventh chord , which are root, major third, and minor seventh ...