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Minor Seventh Intervals

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Dominant 7th Chords

Frequently used in blues, jazz, and classical cadences the Dominant seventh chord creates strong tension that resolves to the tonic and serves as a crucial harmonic tool in Western music. Viewers learn to build this four-note chord using a major triad and a minor seventh, with visual demonstrations on the staff and keyboard.

The lesson also explains its dominant function and role in cadences, making it an essential concept for students of all levels.

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Interactive Exercise

1: What notes construct a D Dominant 7 chord?

D - F - A - C

D - F# - A - C

D - F - Ab - C

D - F# - A - C#

2: What notes construct an F Dominant 7 chord?

F - Ab - Cb - Ebb

F - Ab - C - Eb

F - A - C - E

F - A - C - Eb

3: What is the order of intervals that separates each note of a Dominant 7th chord?

Major third - Major third - Major third

Major third - minor third - Major third

minor third - Major third - minor third

Major third - minor third - minor third

4: The notes of a Dominant 7th chord are taken from the root, 3rd, 5th, and 7th scale degrees of which scale?

Major scale

natural minor scale

Mixolydian mode

Dorian Mode

5: A Dominant 7th chord consists of which two components?

minor triad and minor seventh

Major triad and minor seventh

Major triad and Major seventh

minor triad and Major seventh

Score

Half Diminished 7th Chords

Common in minor key progressions and jazz harmony, the Half Diminished Seventh Chord is a complex yet essential harmony often used in jazz and classical music.

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