seventh chord

seventh chord

noun Music.
a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.

Origin:
1905–10
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Seventh chord is always a great word to know.
So is third. Does it mean:
chord which contains an augmented interval
tone on the third degree from a given tone counted as the first
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seventh chord
 
n
music dominant seventh chord diminished seventh chord major seventh chord See minor seventh chord a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the root

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