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The major seventh chord, sometimes also called a Delta chord, can be written as maj 7, M 7, Δ, ⑦, etc. The "7" does not have to be superscripted, but if it is, then any alterations, added tones, or omissions are usually also superscripted. For example, the major seventh chord built on C, commonly written as Cmaj 7, has pitches C–E–G–B:
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 ...
A minor major seventh chord, or minor/major seventh chord (also known as the Hitchcock Chord) is a seventh chord composed of a root, minor third, perfect fifth, and major seventh (1, ♭ 3, 5, and 7). It can be viewed as a minor triad with an additional major seventh. When using popular-music symbols, it is denoted by e.g. m (M7).
Note that this provides other ways of showing a ninth chord, for instance, C 7add 9, C 7add 2, or C 7/9. Generally however, this is shown as simply C 9 , which implies a seventh in the chord. Added tone chord notation is useful with seventh chords to indicate partial extended chords, for example, C 7add 13 , which indicates that the 13th is ...
[2] A harmonized scale can be created by using each note of a musical scale as a root note for a chord and then by taking other tones within the scale building the rest of a chord. [3] For example, using an Ionian (major scale) the root note would become the I major chord, the second note the ii minor chord, the third note the iii minor chord,
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In music, an augmented major seventh chord or major seventh sharp five chord is a seventh chord composed of a root, major third, augmented fifth, and major seventh (1, 3, ♯ 5, 7). It can be viewed as an augmented triad with an additional major seventh. When using popular-music symbols, it is denoted by e.g. + Δ 7.
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