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Todayspostoffersyouafreshperspectivetothemajorseventhchord.
Imtalkingabouttheconsiderationofthemajorseventhchordasacombinationofmutualintervals.Rightbeforewegetintoallthat,letstakesometime
todoaquickreviewonthemajorseventhchord(Idontwanttoassumethateveryoneisfamiliarwithit.)

AQuickReviewOnTheMajorSeventhChord
Themajorseventhchordcanbebrokendownintothreeterms:
Major
Seventh
Chord
Ifyouneedabirdeyeviewonthemajorseventhchord,thenyoumustunderstandwhateachofthesetermsmean,startingfromthetermchord.

ExplanationOfTheTermChord
Thedefinitionofachordcanvaryfromthesimplesttothemostcomplex.Believeitornot,allofthemarebasicallysayingthesamething.Heresavery
simpledefinitionofachordyoucanalwaysremember:
Achordisacombination[oracollection]ofthreeormorerelatednotesplayedorheardtogether.
JermaineGriggs(2008)
Duetotimeconstraint,wellnotdelveintotherelationshipbetweenthenotesthatformachord,butsufficeittosaythatthetwofactorsthatrelatethe
notesofachordare[underlying]scaleand[classof]harmony.

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Themajorseventhchordconsistsofacollectionofnotesthatarerelatedbyscaleandharmony.Thescaleofthemajorseventhchordisthemajorscale,
whiletheharmonyofthemajorseventhchordisbasedinthirds(akatertianharmony.)

ExplanationOfTheTermMajor
Therearebasicallytwomusicalqualitiesmajorandminor.Thesequalitiesareproductsoftwoinfluentialkeys(akatonalities)themajorandthe
minorkeys.
Thetermmajorherereferstothequalityofthemajorseventhchordthatitinheritsfromthemajorscale,whichisthetraditionalscaleofthemajorkey.

ExplanationOfTheTermSeventh
Themajorseventhchordwhichisformedfromthemajorscaleinthirds,encompassessevendegreesofthemajorscale.
InthecaseoftheCmajorscale:

themajorseventhchordencompassessevendegrees,fromCtoB:

inthirds(akatertianharmony.)
Checkitout
CtoE:

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athird,CEtoG:

anotherthird,CEGtoB:

anotherthird.
Altogether,CEGB:

isamajorseventhchord.HeresatranspositionoftheCmajorseventhchord:

tootherkeys
Dbmajorseventh:

Dmajorseventh:

Ebmajorseventh:

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Emajorseventh:

Fmajorseventh:

Gbmajorseventh:

Gmajorseventh:

Abmajorseventh:

Amajorseventh:

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Bbmajorseventh:

Bmajorseventh:

Yeah!Thosearemajorseventhchordstransposedtoalltwelvekeys.Toprepareyoufortheexcitingperspectivetothemajorseventhchordistheperfect
fifthinterval.

WhatIsAPerfectFifthInterval?
Aperfectfifthintervalistherelationshipbetweenthefirstandthefifthtonesofthemajorscale.Usingthemajorscaleofanykeythatyouarefamiliar
with,theCmajorscaleforexample:

theperfectfifthisbetweenCandG:

Iftransposedtoalltwelvekeyswedhave
PerfectfifthonC:

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PerfectfifthonDb:

PerfectfifthonD:

PerfectfifthonEb:

PerfectfifthonE:

PerfectfifthonF

PerfectfifthonGb:

PerfectfifthonG:

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PerfectfifthonAb:

PerfectfifthonA:

PerfectfifthonBb:

PerfectfifthonB:

Havingreviewedtheperfectfifthintervalinalltwelvekeys,heressomethingaboutthemajorseventhchordthatprobablymighthaveescapedyour
noticemutualperfectfifthintervals.

MutualPerfectFifthIntervals
AcloserlookattheCmajorseventhchord:

revealstwomutualintervalstheperfectfifthinthekeyofC:
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andtheperfectfifthinthekeyofE:

Thisperspectivegivesustheroomtovoicethemajorseventhchordasmutualperfectfifthintervals.
Checkitout:

ThevoicingoftheCmajorseventhchordaboveisformedbyplayingaperfectfifthintervalinthekeyofC:

.onthelefthandandaperfectfifthintervalinthekeyofE:

ontherighthand.
Heresanintervallicanalysisofthisvoicing:

oftheCmajorseventhchord
Therootandfifthtonesareplayedonthelefthand
Thethirdandseventhtones(akatheskeleton)areplayedontherighthand.
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Attention:Thethirdandseventhtonesofachordarecalleditsskeletonbecausetheyoutlinethequalityofthechord.
Inanutshell,theskeletonoftheCmajorseventhchordontherighthandisplayedoveritsrootandfifthonthelefthandtwomutualperfectfifth
intervalscomingtogethertogiveyoutheCmajorseventhchord.
Onceagain,letstransposethisvoicingofthemajorseventhchordtoallthekeys
TheCmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonC:

andaperfectfifthonE:

TheDbmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonDb:

andaperfectfifthonF:

TheDmajorseventh:
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whichconsistofaperfectfifthonD:

andaperfectfifthonF#:

TheEbmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonEb:

andaperfectfifthonG:

TheEmajorseventh:

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whichconsistofaperfectfifthonE:

andaperfectfifthonG#:

TheFmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonF:

andaperfectfifthonA:

TheGbmajorseventh:

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whichconsistofaperfectfifthonGb:

andaperfectfifthonBb:

TheGmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonG:

andaperfectfifthonB:

TheAbmajorseventh:

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whichconsistofaperfectfifthonAb:

andaperfectfifthonC:

TheAmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonA:

andaperfectfifthonC#:

TheBbmajorseventh:

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whichconsistofaperfectfifthonBb:

andaperfectfifthonD:

TheBmajorseventh:

whichconsistofaperfectfifthonB:

andaperfectfifthonD#:

FinalWords
OurgoalinthispostwastodissectthemajorseventhchordintomutualperfectfifthintervalsandImhappyyoumadeittotheendofthislesson.

HeresOneMoreThing
Inadditiontobreakingupthenotesofthemajorseventhchordintothesemutualintervals,youcanreinforcethesoundofthisvoicingbyplayingthe
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perfectfifthintervalsinoctaveposition.
Hereshowtogoaboutthat
TheCmajorseventhchordcanbebrokendownintoCG:

andEB:

whichareallperfectfifthintervals.
Toreinforcethisvoicingofthemajorseventhchord:

feelfreetoplaytheperfectfifthintervals(CGandEB)inoctaveposition.Thisisassimpleasduplicatingthebassnoteofeachinterval.
CG:

becomesCGC:

whileEB:

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becomesEBE:

Ifyouputbothperfectfifthintervalsplayedinoctavepositiontogether,herestheproduct:

aCmajorseventhchord.
ImsoprivilegedtosharethiswithyouandIwanttothankyouforinvestingtimeinlearninganotherexcitingandeffectivewayofvoicingthemajor
seventhchord.Illbeexposinghowyoucanusethisvoicingapproachtoplaythe251chordprogressioninanotherpost.
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