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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. Less tense than fully diminished seventh chords, the lesson walks through its construction from scale degrees and intervals, highlighting how it differs from fully diminished chords.
Clear visuals and keyboard examples make this advanced topic approachable for developing musicians.
1: What notes construct a C half diminished 7 chord?
2: What notes construct a D half diminished 7 chord?
3: What notes construct an A half diminished 7 chord?
4: What is the order of intervals that separates each note of a half diminished 7th chord?
5: A half diminished 7th chord consists of which two components?
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Fully Diminished 7th Chords
Common in classical, jazz, and film music for modulation, the diminished seventh chord is a dramatic and highly tense four-note chord built entirely from minor thirds.
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