seventh chord

English

Etymology

The interval between the tonic and the top note is a seventh.

Noun

seventh chord (plural seventh chords)

1. (music) a chord that contains four notes that make three thirds

   Four seventh chords (C7 F7 D7 G7):
   

   

Derived terms

• augmented seventh
• augmented seventh chord
• diminished seventh
• diminished seventh chord
• dominant seventh
• dominant seventh chord
• half-diminished seventh chord
• major seventh
• major seventh chord
• minor major seventh
• minor seventh
• minor seventh chord

 

Translations

Translations

• Czech: septakord (cs) m