Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Exercise 1

Draw major seventh chords from the given root.

Minor Seventh Chords

Minor seventh chords consist of a minor triad and a minor seventh (m7) from the root of the chord up to the
seventh.

In a major scale, minor seventh chords are formed on the supertonic, mediant, and submediant notes.

Exercise 2

Draw minor seventh chords from the given root.

Half Diminished Seventh Chords

Half diminished seventh chords consist of a diminished triadand a minor seventh(m7) from the root of the
chord up to the seventh. The half diminished seventh chord may also be identified by the “degree” sign slashed
with a forward stroke (for example Gø 7 ).

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Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

GM triad M7 GM seventh chord

Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Gøtriad m7 G half dim seventh chord

OR Gøseventh chord

OTHER SEVENTH CHORDS