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Lessons

Seven Chord p.2
Quiz
Seven Chord p.3
Seven Chord p.4
Seven Chord p.5
Practice
Fifth
Diminished
Diminished p.2
Augmented
Augmented p.2
Suspension
Beyond Eight

Fifth of the chord


So far we have not addressed the fifth of the chord; we have assumed that it will be seven half-steps above the root of the chord, and gone about our merry way.

Just as "m" only refers to the third of a chord and "maj" only refers to the seventh of a chord, there are two symbols that refer to the fifth of the chord. Let us return to triads.

A
To transform a Major Chord A_Major_chord

Am
into a minor chord a_minor_chord we lower the third.

A𝇈
If we lower the fifth as well a_diminished_chord the chord we get is called diminished.
Chord Spelling Symbol Chord Spelling Symbol
Major Triad 1   3   5 A minor triad 1   ♭3   5 Am
Six Chord 1   3   5   6 A6 minor six chord 1   ♭3   5   6 Am6
Major Seven Chord 1   3   5   7 Amaj7 Seven Chord 1   3   5   ♭7 A7
minor seven chord 1   ♭3   5   ♭7 Am7 minor (major 7) chord 1   ♭3   5   7 Am(maj7)