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  2. Dominant seventh chord - Wikipedia

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    Dominant seventh chords are often built on the fifth scale degree (or dominant) of a key. For instance, in the C major scale, G is the fifth note of the scale, and the seventh chord built on G is the dominant seventh chord, G 7 (shown above). In this chord, F is a minor seventh above G.

  3. Dominant (music) - Wikipedia

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    In music theory, the dominant triad is a major chord, symbolized by the Roman numeral "V" in the major scale. In the natural minor scale, the triad is a minor chord, denoted by "v". However, in a minor key, the seventh scale degree is often raised by a half step (♭ to ♮), creating a major chord.

  4. Seventh chord - Wikipedia

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    The harmonic seventh chord is a dominant seventh chord formed by a major triad plus a harmonic seventh interval. The harmonic seventh interval is a minor seventh tuned in the 7:4 pitch ratio, one of the possible "just ratios" defined for this interval in just intonation (slightly below the width of a minor seventh as tuned in equal temperament ...

  5. Roman numeral analysis - Wikipedia

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    The seventh scale degree is very often raised a half step to form a leading tone, making the dominant chord (V) a major chord (i.e. V major instead of v minor) and the subtonic chord (vii), a diminished chord (vii o, instead of ♭ VII). This version of minor scale is called the harmonic minor scale.

  6. Chord-scale system - Wikipedia

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    Improvisation approaches may be mixed, such as using "the blues approach" for a section of a progression and using the chord-scale system for the rest. [6] Dominant seventh chord normally paired with mixolydian scale, [5] the fifth mode of the major scale. The scales commonly used today consist of the seven modes of the diatonic scale, the ...

  7. Major scale - Wikipedia

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    The seventh chords built on each scale degree follow a distinct pattern. The roman numeral analysis is shown in parentheses. 1st: Major seventh chord (IM 7) 2nd: minor seventh chord (ii 7) 3rd: minor seventh chord (iii 7) 4th: Major seventh chord (IVM 7) 5th: Dominant seventh chord (V 7) 6th: minor seventh chord (vi 7) 7th: half-diminished ...

  8. Altered scale - Wikipedia

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    In jazz, the altered scale, altered dominant scale, or super-Locrian scale (Locrian ♭ 4 scale) is a seven-note scale that is a dominant scale where all non-essential tones have been altered. This means that it comprises the three irreducibly essential tones that define a dominant seventh chord , which are root, major third, and minor seventh ...

  9. Secondary chord - Wikipedia

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    A secondary dominant (also applied dominant, artificial dominant, or borrowed dominant) is a major triad or dominant seventh chord built and set to resolve to a scale degree other than the tonic, with the dominant of the dominant (written as V/V or V of V) being the most frequently encountered. [5]