seventh chord

Noun

Meaning

a triad with a seventh added

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A tritone (the interval of the fourth step to the seventh step of the major scale, i.e., F to B) sounds very dissonant alone, but less so within the context of a dominant seventh chord (G7 or D 7 in that example). Source: Internet

In classical music, the dominant (major-minor) seventh chord on the tonic would almost certainly resolve elsewhere (rather than being resolved to), especially its subdominant (from C7: to F). Source: Internet

In a jazz or blues song, the tonic chord may be a dominant seventh chord. Source: Internet

The subdominant's seventh chord is of note here, because of its odd relationship with the tonic. Source: Internet

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