Lesson 10
7th chords

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ID all 7th chords
write 7ths root
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7th chords

A 7th chord is a four-note chord built in thirds. Following are the 7th chords built on the white keys of the piano:

Every 7th chord consists of four components: a root, a third, a fifth and a seventh. As with the triads, the root is the tone from which the chord is both constructed and named. The following chord, therefore, is a C seventh chord.

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