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5he dominant seventh chord contains two tendency tones that need to resolve: the leading tone ( 7 ), which wants to resolve up by step, and the seventh ( 4 ), which wants to resolve down by step.
- How do you resolve a dominant 7th chord?
- What does a 7th chord resolve to?
- What does the leading-tone resolve to?
- When resolving a dominant 7th chord How do the 7th & leading-tone function?
How do you resolve a dominant 7th chord?
Dominant seventh chords harmoniously resolve into a major triad via voice leading, wherein each note moves stepwise between chords. In the case of an E7 chord, the G♯ resolves up a half-step to the note A, and the D resolves a half-step down to a C♯. These are the first and third scale degrees of an A major chord.
What does a 7th chord resolve to?
The dominant seventh chord resolves to a major or minor chord whose root is a perfect fifth below its root.
What does the leading-tone resolve to?
Unlike a dominant chord where the leading-tone can be frustrated and not resolve to the tonic if it is in an inner voice, the leading-tone in a leading-tone triad must resolve to the tonic. Commonly, the fifth of the triad resolves down since it is phenomenologically similar to the seventh in a dominant seventh chord.
When resolving a dominant 7th chord How do the 7th & leading-tone function?
(1) The chord 7th - It must resolve down by step. This means scale degree 4 will resolve down by step to scale degree 3. (2) The leading tone - In an outer voice, the leading tone will always resolve up by step. In an inner voice, the leading tone may resolve up by step or may resolve "freely" by skipping down a third.
