Tritones (source) Other Types of Dissonant Chords Now we’re moving into a lot more tricky territory: seventh chords. As the name implies, it is a chord with an added seventh. There are quite a few, so ...

The first two types of extended chords are seventh chords. A major seventh uses the standard triad pattern for a major chord, then adds a note four semitones on top. So that’s C-E-G-B, for example. A ...

There are a variety of 7th chords available but in this feature you’ll concentrate on the three fundamental 7th barre chords as these are the most used: major 7th (eg Emaj7), minor 7th (eg Em7 ...

Within the context of the traditional 12-bar blues, it is worth noting that each and every chord will adopt the use of a 7th. It's part of the sound and make up of the genre, and being one of the ...

By correlating words in songs with the type of chord accompanying them, researchers based at Indiana University, Bloomington found that major chords were associated more with positive words than ...

The thing is, these two chords types are black and white. A major chord sounds happy, while a minor chord sounds sad. So what do you do when you want different shades in your music? Well, you insert ...

Below left: The figure shows how geometrical music theory represents four-note chord-types -- the collections of notes form a tetrahedron, with the colors indicating the spacing between the individual ...

The V7 can resolve to I, i, VI, or vi. Going through this dominant chord creates a softer landing. You can raise any tone of the fully-diminished-seventh chord by a minor second to make the minor-7th ...

For example, the screen below shows buttons for major chords and major seventh chords. There are 12 chords from C to B. When you press the chord button, that chord will sound.