Bvii chord minor

In a Major key, bVII is just a half-step below vii. If we are in the key of C, the bVII7 chord is Bb7. It is borrowed from the parallel key of C minor (bVII being the 7th degree of C Natural Minor).

1. What is bVII in the key of G major?
2. What is bVII in music?
3. How do you make a bVII chord?
4. How does a bVII chord function?

What is bVII in the key of G major?

Usually, a bVII in major is a chord borrowed from the parralell minor. In this case A min the seventh degree would be G7 so you can play G mixolydien. There are other option depending on the context. You could be in an A mixolydien vamp in wich case the G would be maj7.

What is bVII in music?

The so-called flat-seventh or bVII is a most peculiar chord, especially in the context of a major key. It is rooted on the pitch that is one whole step below the 1st degree of the actual key. That is why it is also known as the subtonic.

How do you make a bVII chord?

To make a bIII chord, find the 3rd note of C major (E), lower it one semitone (Eb), and build a major chord on top of it (Eb-G-Bb). Do the same thing to make a bVI (Ab-C-Eb) and bVII (Bb-D-F).

How does a bVII chord function?

In traditional analysis, the bVII in a major key is considered to be a borrowed chord, meaning that it is borrowed from the parallel minor, or another parallel mode. A possibly more useful (albeit unconventional) way to think about this is that this chord is acting as sort of a IV of IV chord.