3.2 Seventh Chords

• Seventh chords are four-note chords composed of a triad plus a note a seventh interval
• The type of seventh chord depends on the quality of the triad and the type of seventh interval.


  True
• A major seventh chord includes a major triad and a major seventh interval.


  True
• A major seventh chord is symbolized as M7
• What are the notes in a C major seventh chord?

  C-E-G-B
• A minor seventh chord consists of a minor triad and a minor seventh interval
• A minor seventh chord is symbolized as m7.


  True
• What are the notes in a D minor seventh chord?

  D-F-A-C
• Match the seventh chord type with its chord symbol:

  Major Seventh ↔️ M7

  Minor Seventh ↔️ m7

  Dominant Seventh ↔️ 7

  Half-Diminished Seventh ↔️ m7b5

  Fully-Diminished Seventh ↔️ o7
• A minor seventh chord includes a minor triad and a minor seventh interval
• A dominant seventh chord contains a major triad with a minor seventh interval.


  True
• A dominant seventh chord is symbolized as 7
• A half-diminished seventh chord contains a diminished triad with a minor seventh interval.

  True
• What is a seventh chord composed of?

  Triad and seventh interval
• The types of seventh chords depend on the quality of the triad and the type of seventh interval


  True
• A major seventh chord is a major triad with a major seventh interval
• What are the notes in a D minor seventh chord?

  D-F-A-C
• Match the seventh chord type with its triad quality and seventh interval:

  Minor Seventh ↔️ Minor triad, Minor 7th

  Dominant Seventh ↔️ Major triad, Minor 7th

  Half-Diminished Seventh ↔️ Diminished triad, Minor 7th
• The chord symbol for a half-diminished seventh chord is m7b5
• What type of seventh interval is added to a diminished triad to form a diminished seventh chord?

  Diminished
• A diminished seventh chord is symbolized as o7


  True
• What are the notes in an E fully-diminished seventh chord?

  E-G-Bb-Db
• The dominant seventh chord in a musical excerpt typically creates tension