The 7th chord|
Formula:
| 1 3 5 7b |
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Common
Abbreviations:
| 7 |
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Most popular root:
| A, D, E, G, B |
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Popularity:
| 36 |
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Top Users:
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Common Styles:
| Blues, Country, Folk, Jazz, Reggae |
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Some 7th chord examples. | Description:
The 7th chord has a minor third added to the major triad, or a minor 7th added to the chord. When we use the term "7th" with no further qualification, we mean a major chord with a minor seventh, opposed to minor chords with added sevenths (m7) or major chords with a major seventh (maj7).
The chord is often called the dominant 7th because it is built on the dominant. By this term we are referring both to the type of chord and to the function of a chord in a harmonic context. As a diatonic chord in a major key, the 7th can only be found in this position. All other diatonic 7th chords will be other kinds of 7ths. But if you use the 7th in another harmonic context, for instance as a IV7 chord in a 12-bar blues progression, it does not function as a dominant chord. If the key is C then the dominant 7th G7 will have the notes G-B-D-F. ...
Description courtesy of
http://www.torvund.net/guitar/chords/7th.asp | Songs using 7th chord:
(NB Common types such as Maj, m, 7 will generate longs lists)
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