Major seventh chord
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In music, a major seventh chord is any seventh chord where the "third" note is a major third above the root.
Most typically, major seventh chord refers to where the "seventh" note is a major seventh above the root (a fifth above the third note). In case the seventh note is a minor seventh above the root, it is called a dominant seventh chord (although this is also a kind of major seventh chord).
Commonly, major seventh notes consist of the normal chord with an added note which is an octave higher than one half step below the root.
Major seventh chords often have a jazzy, dreamy sound to them.
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| root/ chord name |
third note | fifth note | seventh note |
| A | C♯ | E | G♯ |
| B♭ | D | F | A |
| C | E | G | B |
| D | F♯ | A | C♯ |
| E♭ | G | B♭ | D |
| F | A | C | E |
| G | B | D | F♯ |
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| By Type | Triad | Major · Minor · Augmented · Diminished · Suspended |
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| Seventh | Major · Minor · Dominant · Diminished · Half-diminished · Minor-major · Augmented major · Augmented minor | |
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| Extended | Ninth · Eleventh · Thirteenth | |
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| Other | Sixth · Augmented sixth · Altered · Added tone · Polychord · Quartal and quintal · Tone cluster · Power | |
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| By Function | Diatonic | Tonic · Dominant · Subdominant · Submediant |
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| Altered | Borrowed · Neapolitan chord · Secondary dominant | |
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| With Names | Elektra chord · Hendrix chord · Mystic chord · Petrushka chord · Tristan chord · So What chord | |
