{"id":14351,"date":"2016-09-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=14351"},"modified":"2024-10-07T17:23:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T01:23:06","slug":"five-functions-of-dominant-seventh-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/five-functions-of-dominant-seventh-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Functions Of Dominant Seventh Chords Every Musician Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you’re interested in learning about the functions of dominant seventh chords, then this lesson is for you!.<\/p>\n

A vast majority of musicians use major<\/a> and minor seventh<\/a> chords more than dominant seventh chords<\/a> while playing songs.<\/p>\n

If you belong to this league of musicians, then luck just smiled on you because in this lesson, I’ll be taking you by the hand and showing you five functions of the dominant seventh chord that will open your eyes to other ways it can be applied to songs.<\/p>\n

Attention<\/strong>: If you’re yet to know what the dominant seventh chord is, don’t worry, we’re starting this lesson with a review on the dominant seventh chord.<\/p>\n

If you’ve read about the dominant seventh chord<\/a> before now, kindly skip the review.<\/p>\n

A Review On The Dominant Seventh Chord<\/h2>\n

Due to the fact that the dominant seventh chord is basically a chord, we’ll start this review by discussing the term chord<\/em> briefly.<\/p>\n

There are many ways to define a chord, but I have preference for Jermaine Griggs’ definition which says that “…a chord is a collection of three or more related notes, played [or heard] together or separately.” <\/em><\/p>\n

Let’s expound on some of the keywords in this definition like:<\/p>\n