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    The document introduces seventh chords and describes the five most common types: major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, half-diminished seventh, and diminished seventh. It explains that a seventh chord is formed by combining the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale. For each type of seventh chord, it provides the formula for building it based on whether the third, fifth, and seventh notes are major or minor intervals from the root note. Examples are given using the G major scale to demonstrate how to build each seventh chord type.

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    The document introduces seventh chords and describes the five most common types: major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, half-diminished seventh, and diminished seventh. It explains that a seventh chord is formed by combining the root, third, fifth, and seventh notes of a scale. For each type of seventh chord, it provides the formula for building it based on whether the third, fifth, and seventh notes are major or minor intervals from the root note. Examples are given using the G major scale to demonstrate how to build each seventh chord type.

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    7th Chords Warmup

    Seventh Chords

    Introduction - What is a Seventh Chord?


    A seventh chord is simply and extension of a triad. These are four-note chords and include the
    triad and some form of a 7th.

    Five (Commonly Used) Types


    There are five, more common types, of seventh chords that exist in music. The five, common
    types of seventh chords are named as

    1. Major Seventh
    2. Minor Seventh
    3. Dominant Seventh
    4. Half-Diminished Seventh
    5. Diminished Seventh

    Let's take a look at each one...

    Major 7 (Maj7)
    A major seventh is created by taking a root note (1), combining it with a major third (3), a perfect
    fifth (5) and a major seventh (7)
    For example, if you have the G Major Scale:
    G A B C D E F# G

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

    then you would combine every the 1, 3, 5 & 7 .Thus, the major triad would be G, B, D F#. This
    rule of thumb can be applied to create other major seventh chord.

    Dominant (7)
    A dominant seventh is created by taking a root note (1), combining it with a major third (3), a
    perfect fifth (5) and a minor seventh (b7)
    For example, if you have the G Major Scale:
    G A B C D E F# G

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

    then you would combine every the 1, 3, 5, b7. Thus, the dominant seventh chord would be G,B,
    D, F. This rule of thumb can be applied to create other dominant seventh chord.
    Minor 7 (Min7)
    A minor seventh chord is created by taking a root note (1) combining it with a minor third (b3), a
    perfect fifth (5) and a minor seventh (b7)
    For example, if you have the G Major Scale:
    G A B C D E F# G

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

    then you would combine every the 1, b3, 5, b7 .Thus, the minor seventh chord would be G, Bb,
    D, F. This rule of thumb can be applied to create other minor seventh chord.

    Half Diminished (ø7)


    A half-diminished seventh is created by taking a root note (1), combining it with a minor third
    (b3), a diminished fifth (b5) and a minor seventh (b7)
    For example, if you have the G Major Scale:
    G A B C D E F# G

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

    then you would combine every the 1, b3, b5, b7 .Thus, the half diminished seventh chord would
    be G, Bb, Db, (F). This rule of thumb can be applied to create other half-diminished seventh
    chord.

    Diminished 7 (Dim7)
    A diminished triad is created by taking a root note (1) and combining it with a minor third (b3) a
    diminished fifth (b5) and a diminished seventh (bb7)
    For example, if you have the G Major Scale:
    G A B C D E F# G

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1

    then you would combine every the 1, b3, b5, bb7 .Thus, the diminished triad would be G, Bb, Db,
    Fb(E) . This rule of thumb can be applied to create other diminished sevenths.

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