In a major scale, half diminished seventh chords are formed on the leading tone note.
Exercise 3
Draw half diminished seventh chords from the given root.
Diminished Seventh Chords
Diminished seventh chords (also called “fully diminished” seventh chords), consist of a diminished triadand
adiminished seventh(d7) from the root of the chord up to the seventh. The diminished seventh chord may also
be identified with the “degree” sign (for example Gø 7 ).
Diminished seventh chords are formed on the leading tone of the harmonic minor scale. In a major scale, half
diminished seventh chords are formed on the leading tone note; in a harmonic scale, half diminished seventh
chords are formed on the supertonic note.
Exercise 4
Draw diminished seventh chords from the given root.
APPENDIX 5
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Example 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.G°triad d7 G dim seventh chord
OR G°seventh chordExample 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.