{"id":14823,"date":"2016-10-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=14823"},"modified":"2024-10-07T15:28:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T23:28:09","slug":"revealed-the-formation-of-major-seventh-chords-using-the-diminished-octave-interval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/revealed-the-formation-of-major-seventh-chords-using-the-diminished-octave-interval\/","title":{"rendered":"Revealed: The Formation Of Major Seventh Chords Using The Diminished Octave Interval"},"content":{"rendered":"

Invest the next 20 minutes in this lesson, and gain another perspective to the formation of major seventh chords.<\/p>\n

Warning<\/strong>: What you’re about to learn will give you a new perspective to major seventh chords.<\/p>\n

We’ll be learning four different major seventh chords in this lesson and how their formation can be approached, using the smartest way possible.<\/p>\n

Before we get started, permit me to do a review on the major seventh chord.<\/p>\n

A Breakdown On The Major Seventh Chord<\/h2>\n

According to Jermaine Griggs, “…a chord is a collection of three or more related notes [agreeable or not], played[or heard] together.” <\/em>Hence, the major seventh chord is a collection of related notes.<\/p>\n

“Let’s Take A Look At Some Of The Key Words In The Definition Of Chords…”<\/em><\/p>\n

There are two keywords that can boost your perception of the major seventh chord and they are…<\/p>\n

#1 – “…three or more…”<\/em><\/h4>\n

It takes at least three notes to form a chord. Although there’s a harmonic relationship when two notes are played together, a collection of two notes is rather considered as an interval<\/a> – which is the building block of chords.<\/p>\n

Attention<\/strong>: The major seventh chord is usually a collection of four notes.<\/p>\n

#2 – “…related notes…”<\/em><\/h4>\n

Although a chord can be defined as a collection of three or more notes, it’s not every collection of three or more notes that can be considered as a chord. What leads to the consideration of three or more notes as a chord is the relationship between the notes.<\/p>\n

The notes of a chord can be related in two ways – by a scale and a class of harmony<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The relationship between the notes of the C major scale<\/a>:
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\n…and third intervals<\/a> produces the C major seventh chord:
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\nThe following intervals…<\/p>\n

C-E:
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\nE-G:
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\nG-B:
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\n…are all third intervals, while C, E, G and B:
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\n…are the first, third, fifth and seventh tones of the C major scale:
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#3 – “…agreeable or not…”<\/em><\/h4>\n

The harmonic relationship between notes produces one of these outcomes…<\/p>\n