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seventh chord

noun

, Music.
  1. a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.


seventh chord

noun

  1. music a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the root See dominant seventh chord diminished seventh chord major seventh chord minor seventh chord
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of seventh chord1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Example Sentences

Willcocks, following a rising figure full of anticipation, places an explosive, half-diminished seventh chord under the text “Word,” resolving it elaborately over the next few measures.

There are several different types of seventh chords, distinguished by both the type of triad and the type of seventh used.

The earliest work that Wolf put out often leaned toward jazzy soul — which she attributes to her love of major and minor seventh chords — but with “Juno” she widened the scope.

He can tell you what “Travis picking” is and why a flat seventh chord is haunting.

They might have fallen out of an early Tom Waits ballad, a chest fever splashing over minor seventh chords.

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