7th Chords

Seventh Chords extend our basic Root-3rd-5th triad chords by adding a 7th (R-3-5-7). This extra note adds an additional degree of harmonic complexity to chords. They can be used to strenghthen or weaken the resolve of cadences, as well as simply making things more interesting. It gives us a much greater variety of chords to choose from.

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Dominant Seventh

Member Notes	Spelling	Ex.
(R M3 P5 m7)	R7 (R = Root Note)	G7, (G B D A)

Fingering Charts

R |i|-|-| 5 |i|-|-| 3 |)|m|-| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |)|-|r| R |i|-|-|

7 |-|m|-|-| 3 |i|-|-|-| R |i|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-| R |-|-|-|p|

5 |i|-|-| 3 |)|-|p| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |)|-|r| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-|

|-|-|-| R |i|-|-| 7 |-|-|p| 3 |-|m|-| R |-|-|r| |-|-|-|

3 |-|-|p| 7 |-|m|-| 5 |-|-|r| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|

7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|m|-|-| 3 |-|-|-|r|-| R |-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Major Seventh

Member Notes	Spelling	Ex.
(R M3 P5 M7)	RMaj7 (R = Root Note)	CMaj7, (C E G B)

Fingering Charts

7 |i|-|-|-| |)|-|-|-| 3 |-|)|r|-| 7 |-|)|m|-| 5 |-|)|-|p| R |-|i|-|-|

7 |-|-|m|-| 3 |i|-|-|-| R |i|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-| R |-|-|-|p|

5 |i|-|-| 3 |)|-|p| 7 |)|m|-| 5 |)|-|r| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-|

5 |i|-|-|-| 7 |i|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-| R |-|-|-|r| |-|-|-|-|

3 |-|-|r| 7 |-|-|r| 5 |-|-|r| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|

7 |i|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-| R |-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|

Minor Seventh

Member Notes	Spelling	Ex.
(R m3 P5 m7)	Rm7 (R = Root Note)	Dm7, (D F A C)

Fingering Charts

R |i|-|-| 5 |i|-|-| 3 |i|-|-| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |)|-|r| R |i|-|-|

5 |i|-|-| 3 |)|m|-| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |)|-|r| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-|

|-|-|-| R |i|-|-| 7 |)|-|p| 3 |i|-|-| R |-|-|r| |-|-|-|

3 |-|r|-| 7 |-|m|-| 5 |-|-|p| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|

7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|r|-|-| 3 |-|-|m|-|-| R |-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Minor/Major Seventh

Member Notes	Spelling	Ex.
(R m3 P5 M7)	RmMaj7 (R = Root Note)	DmMaj7, (D F A C#)

Fingering Charts

|-|-|-| 5 |i|-|-| 3 |i|-|-| 7 |)|m|-| 5 |)|-|r| R |i|-|-|

5 |i|-|-| 3 |)|r|-| 7 |)|m|-| 5 |)|-|p| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-|

|-|-|-|-| R |i|-|-|-| 7 |)|-|-|p| 3 |i|-|-|-| R |-|-|r|-| |-|-|-|-|

3 |-|m|-| 7 |-|-|p| 5 |-|-|r| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|

7 |i|-|-|-| 5 |-|r|-|-| 3 |-|m|-|-| R |-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|

Half Diminished

Member Notes	Spelling	Ex.
(R m3 d5 m7)	Rø7 (R = Root Note)	Bø7, (B D F A)

Fingering Charts

|-|-|-| |-|-|-| 3 |i|-|-| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |)|r|-| R |i|-|-|

|-|-| 3 |)|r| 7 |i|-| 5 |)|m| R |i|-| |-|-|

3 |-|r|-| 7 |-|r|-| 5 |-|r|-| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|

7 |i|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|r|-|-| R |-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

Fully Diminished

Member Notes	Spelling	Ex.
(R m3 d5 d7)	R°7 (R = Root Note)	B°7, (B D F Ab)

Fingering Charts

|-|-|-| |-|-|-| 3 |-|r|-| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |-|-|p| R |-|m|-|

5 |i|-|-| 3 |)|-|p| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |-|-|r| R |-|m|-| |-|-|-|

3 |-|r|-| 7 |i|-|-| 5 |)|m|-| R |i|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|

7 |i|-|-|-|-|-| 5 |-|-|m|-|-|-| 3 |-|-|-|r|-|-| R |-|-|-|-|-|p| |-|-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|-|