a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the root
dominant seventh chord, diminished seventh chord, major seventh chord, minor seventh chord
seventh chord in American English
noun
Music
a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aspect ratio, cadre, persona, revolving door, white list
All related terms of 'seventh chord'
major seventh chord
a chord much used in modern music, esp jazz and pop, consisting of a major triad with an added major seventh above the root
minor seventh chord
a chord consisting of a minor triad with an added minor seventh above the root
diminished seventh chord
a chord often used in an enharmonic modulation and very common in modern music, esp jazz and pop music, consisting of a diminished triad with an added diminished seventh above the root
dominant seventh chord
a chord consisting of the dominant and the major third, perfect fifth , and minor seventh above it. Its most natural resolution is to a chord on the tonic
seventh
The seventh item in a series is the one that you count as number seven.