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sev·enth chord

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. seventh chordnoun

    a triad with a seventh added

Wiktionary

  1. seventh chordnoun

    a chord that contains four notes that make three thirds

  2. Etymology: from being a chord that has the characteristic that the interval between the top note and the bottom note is a seventh

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  1. Seventh chord

    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 "seventh chord" usually means a dominant seventh chord: a major triad together with a minor seventh. However, a variety of sevenths may be added to a variety of triads, resulting in many different types of seventh chords. In its earliest usage, the seventh was introduced solely as an embellishing or nonchord tone. The seventh destabilized the triad, and allowed the composer to emphasize movement in a given direction. As time passed and the collective ear of the western world became more accustomed to dissonance, the seventh was allowed to become a part of the chord itself, and in some modern music, jazz in particular, nearly every chord is a seventh chord. Additionally, the general acceptance of equal temperament during the 19th century reduced the dissonance of some earlier forms of sevenths.

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  1. seventh chord

    A seventh chord is a chord that consists of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the original root note. It is a four-note chord that consists of a triadic chord (root, third, and fifth) with the seventh note of its respective key added on top, whether in a minor, major, or diminished scale. The resulting chord may be a major seventh, minor seventh, dominant seventh, half-diminished or fully diminished seventh chord, depending on the specific notes used.

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  1. Seventh chord

    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 "seventh chord" usually means a dominant seventh chord: a major triad together with a minor seventh. However, a variety of sevenths may be added to a variety of triads, resulting in many different types of seventh chords, as described below. In its earliest usage, the seventh was introduced solely as an embellishing or nonchord tone. The seventh destabilized the triad, and allowed the composer to emphasize movement in a given direction. As time passed and the collective ear of the western world became more accustomed to dissonance, the seventh was allowed to become a part of the chord itself, and in some modern music, and jazz in particular, nearly every chord is a seventh chord. Additionally, the general acceptance of equal temperament during the 19th century reduced the dissonance of some earlier forms of sevenths. 77ø77777

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of seventh chord in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of seventh chord in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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