{"id":6368,"date":"2012-08-29T19:02:38","date_gmt":"2012-08-30T02:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/?p=6368"},"modified":"2025-03-28T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T17:30:00","slug":"seventh-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zebrakeys.com\/blog\/seventh-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventh Chords"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nIn this blog, you will learn three of the seventh (7th) chords which are: Major 7th<\/strong>, Minor 7th<\/strong>, and Dominant 7th chords<\/strong>. You will also learn how to construct these three types of chords and how to play them on the piano.
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\nDominant 7th Chord<\/strong><\/a> (or, major minor 7th chord)
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\nMajor 7th Chord<\/strong><\/a>
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\nMinor 7th Chord<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

 
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Chord Name<\/strong><\/td>\nFormula<\/strong><\/td>\nSymbol<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dominant 7th<\/td>\n1 – 3 – 5 – b<\/em>7<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Major 7th<\/td>\n1 – 3 – 5 – 7<\/td>\nMaj7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minor 7th<\/td>\n1 – b<\/em>3 – 5 – b<\/em>7<\/td>\nm7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\nDominant Seventh Chord<\/span><\/strong>
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\nThe symbol of dominant 7th is –
\nthe number “7” is written as a superscript after the chord root.
\nFor example C Dominant 7th chord<\/strong> will be written as C7<\/sup><\/span><\/strong>
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\nRoot + 4HS + 3HS + 3HS<\/strong>
\nRoot + Major third + Perfect fifths + minor seventh<\/strong>
\nIn the key of C, the notes of C7<\/sup><\/span><\/strong> are:
\nC + E + G + Bb<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>
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\nClick<\/b><\/font> below to watch how to play Dominant 7th Chord<\/b><\/font> in C key:
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