{"id":12855,"date":"2016-03-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=12855"},"modified":"2024-10-08T04:45:25","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T12:45:25","slug":"augmented-major-seventh-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/augmented-major-seventh-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 12: Augmented Major Seventh Chord + Cheat Sheet"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today\u2019s post, we’ll be covering the augmented major seventh chord.<\/p>\n

This chord is also known as the major seventh sharp five<\/em> chord – an interesting, dissonant, and rarely used chord.<\/p>\n

Right before we get into its intervallic breakdown and chord formation, let\u2019s reserve some time to define it.<\/p>\n

Welcome to week 12 of our free<\/strong> 16-week chord revival program<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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In case you are just joining us, feel free to review the content of the first to the eleventh week before you proceed.<\/p>\n

Check out the previous weeks:<\/strong> 1<\/a>|2<\/a>|3<\/a>|4<\/a>|5<\/a>|6<\/a>|7<\/a>|8<\/a>|9<\/a>|10<\/a>|11<\/a><\/div>\n

Definition of the Augmented Major Seventh Chord<\/em><\/h2>\n

The augmented major seventh chord is basically an augmented triad<\/strong> with a major seventh interval from its root.<\/p>\n

Using any augmented triad<\/a> that we\u2019ve covered in the previous week, you can form the augmented major seventh chord by adding a major seventh tone from the root of the chord.<\/p>\n

The major seventh is an interval formed by the relationship between the first and the seventh tones of the major scale. In the C major scale:
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\n…the first and seventh tones of the scale are C and B:
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\n…respectively. Therefore, the relationship between C and B produces a major seventh interval.<\/p>\n

If C and B (the major seventh interval):
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\n…is added to the C augmented triad<\/a> (consisting of C, E, and G#):
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\nThis will produce the C augmented major seventh chord:
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\nIf you’re looking for a simple way to explain this chord to a layman, search no further. Just define it as an augmented triad with a major seventh.<\/p>\n

Intervallic Analysis of the Augmented Major Seventh Chord<\/em><\/h2>\n

Now, to take us further in our understanding of the augmented major seventh chord, we need to break it down to smaller fragments called intervals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

By analyzing these smaller components that make up the chord, we can understand the properties of these chords in relationship with the intervals.<\/p>\n

So if we break the C augmented major seventh chord into intervals in relationship with the root, we get:<\/p>\n

C and E:
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\n…which is a major third<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The next interval is C and G#:
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\n…which is an augmented fifth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Finally, we have C and B:
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\n…which is a major seventh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

So, the augmented major seventh chord has three intervallic components:<\/p>\n