seventh chord

noun

Music.

1. a chord formed by the superposition of three thirds.

seventh chord

noun

1. music a chord consisting of a triad with a seventh added above the root See dominant seventh chord diminished seventh chord major seventh chord minor seventh chord

Word History and Origins

Origin of seventh chord¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Willcocks, following a rising figure full of anticipation, places an explosive, half-diminished seventh chord under the text “Word,” resolving it elaborately over the next few measures.

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There are several different types of seventh chords, distinguished by both the type of triad and the type of seventh used.

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The earliest work that Wolf put out often leaned toward jazzy soul — which she attributes to her love of major and minor seventh chords — but with “Juno” she widened the scope.

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He can tell you what “Travis picking” is and why a flat seventh chord is haunting.

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They might have fallen out of an early Tom Waits ballad, a chest fever splashing over minor seventh chords.

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