9/15/2023 0 Comments B flat major 7 chord![]() The main feature of dom7 chords is the interval between the major third (3) and the minor seventh (b7). This article will help you learn interval names and their positions on the guitar.ĭominant 7 chords (represented in blue in the harmonized scales below) relate to the fifth degree of the major scale, the seventh degree of the natural minor scale, the fourth and fifth degrees of the melodic minor scale and the fifth degree of the harmonic minor scale. Keep in mind that a major third is made of four semitones, whereas a minor third is made of three semitones. Cmaj7 is built with a major 3rd + a minor 3rd + a major third, whereas C7 is made of major third + minor third + minor third. Here below you see how the notes are stacked in thirds for each chord. ![]() This note is the seventh, which can be major (7) or minor (b7). In other words, these two types of chords are formed from the same major triad (1 - 3 - 5), on which a supplementary note is added on top. The only difference is the seventh which is major (7) in major seventh chords and minor (b7) in dominant seventh chords. Major seventh chords are built the same but the seventh is raised by a semitone, thus giving : root (R), major third (3), perfect fifth (5) and major seventh (7). Now you know how seventh chords are built, let's see what's the unique difference between a dominant 7 chord and a major 7 chord.ĭominant seventh chords are made of a root (R), a major third (3), a perfect fifth (5) and a minor seventh (b7).
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