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- How do you name a dominant seventh chord?
- What is unique about the dominant seventh V7 chord?
- How do you resolve a dominant 7th chord?
- How do we describe the quality of the 7th chord built on the Supertonic of a major key?
How do you name a dominant seventh chord?
A dominant seventh chord adds an additional scale degree—the flat seventh (also called a dominant seventh). Because they're based on the fifth degree of a scale, dominant chords are indicated with the Roman numeral “V” or, in the case of a dominant seventh, with “V7.”
What is unique about the dominant seventh V7 chord?
The dominant seventh is perhaps the most important of the seventh chords. It was the first seventh chord to appear regularly in classical music. The V7 chord is found almost as often as the V, the dominant triad, and typically functions to drive the piece strongly toward a resolution to the tonic of the key.
How do you resolve a dominant 7th chord?
An unstable chord is said to resolve when it moves to a stable chord. For example, the G dominant seventh chord when played has the tendency to move to a stable chord. If it moves to the C major triad, then it's resolved.
How do we describe the quality of the 7th chord built on the Supertonic of a major key?
Quality: In a major key it is minor-minor. In a minor key it is half diminished. Figured bass: Identical for all 7th chords.
