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Harmonic minor contains seven types of seventh chords: a minor major seventh chord (i m(maj7)), a half-diminished seventh chord (ii m7(−5)), an augmented major seventh chord (III aug(maj7)), a minor seventh chord (iv m7), a dominant seventh chord (V 7), a major seventh chord (VI maj7), and a diminished seventh chord (vii dim7). Natural minor ...
The harmonic seventh chord is a major triad plus the harmonic seventh interval (ratio of 7:4, about 968.826 cents [1]). This interval is somewhat narrower (about 48.77 cents flatter, a septimal quarter tone ) and is "sweeter in quality" than an "ordinary" [ 2 ] minor seventh , which has a just intonation ratio of 9:5 [ 3 ] (1017.596 cents), or ...
For example, the greater just minor seventh, 9:5 (Play ⓘ) is a 5-limit ratio, the harmonic seventh has the ratio 7:4 and is thus a septimal interval. Similarly, the septimal chromatic semitone, 21:20, is a septimal interval as 21÷7=3. The harmonic seventh is used in the barbershop seventh chord and music.
The most common chords are tertian, constructed using a sequence of major thirds (spanning 4 semitones) and/or minor thirds (3 semitones). Since there are 3 third intervals in a seventh chord (4 notes) and each can be major or minor, there are 7 possible permutations (the 8th one, consisted of four major thirds, results in a non-seventh augmented chord, since a major third equally divides the ...
The harmonic seventh note is about 1 / 3 semitone ( ≈ 31 cents ) flatter than an equal-tempered minor seventh. When this flatter seventh is used, the dominant seventh chord's "need to resolve" down a fifth is weak or non-existent. This chord is often used on the tonic (written as I 7) and functions as a "fully resolved" final chord. [20]
Half-diminished seventh chords are often symbolized as a circle with a diagonal line through it, as in B ø 7 or simply B ø. It also can be represented as a minor seventh chord with a superscript "♭ 5" (sometimes enclosed in parentheses). The terms and symbols for this chord break expectations that derive from the usual system of chord ...
The harmonic minor scale (or Aeolian ♯ 7 scale) has the same notes as the natural minor scale except that the seventh degree is raised by one semitone, creating an augmented second between the sixth and seventh degrees.
The diminished seventh chord occurs as a leading-tone seventh chord in the harmonic minor scale. It typically has dominant function and contains two diminished fifths, which often resolve inwards. [2] The chord notation for the diminished seventh chord (assuming root C) is Cdim 7 or C o 7 (or Cm 6 ♭ 5 for the enharmonic variant).