dominant seventh chord

British  

noun

1. 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

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dominant seventh chord

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 Washington Post ● Dec. 27, 2017