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When there is NO MAJOR THIRD, a chord cannot be a major 7th. It may have the maj 7th note (In this case F#) but without the maj 3 it won't be a maj7 chord. The maj 3 part makes it a maj. chord.
- What is an omitted chord?
- Which tones should never be omitted in a 7th chord?
- Can you omit the third in a v7 chord?
- What can you omit in a 7th chord?
What is an omitted chord?
The word “Omit” refers to removing or leaving out something. Therefore, we will “omit” something from the notes that make up a chord.
Which tones should never be omitted in a 7th chord?
Never omit any note of a triad or seventh chord except the fifth – and only omit the fifth when you must do so in order to follow rule 1. These principles assume that you have written with the correct ranges and that all the chords actually contain the notes you say they do.
Can you omit the third in a v7 chord?
You can “cheat” the dominant seventh chord by omitting the 3rd note of the chord (called the 5th because it's a fifth above the root of the chord).
What can you omit in a 7th chord?
Rootless Dominant Seventh Chords
Being able to freely omit the root and the fifth gives us room to add in more harmonically interesting notes such as ninths and thirteenths. For instance rather than playing an unadorned C7 chord we could play a more interesting C13 (C, E, G, Bb, D, A).
