Advertisement
Advertisement
dominant seventh chord
noun
- a chord consisting of the dominant and the major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh above it. Its most natural resolution is to a chord on the tonic
Discover More
Example Sentences
Examples have not been reviewed.
But the vagueness adds a note of restlessness and instability to the entire organization, a dominant seventh chord crying to resolve into something simple and basic.
From
Ms. Fure isn’t interested in “noise for noise’s sake,†but in “specific colors, colors that don’t fit into a dominant seventh chord.â€
From
But although the major triad and even the dominant seventh chord could be traced back to the harmonics, the minor triad proved a different matter; after many experiments Rameau gave it up, leaving it unaccounted for.
From
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse