dominant 7
Incorporating More Music Theory
Looking for advice from the music theory nerds in our community. I’d like to incorporate more theory for some of my teens and students in higher levels. What do you use? Books? Online tools? This is for students in levels 7 and up, who are…
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Major 7th and Dominant 7th
I had a student with extensive prior experience ask the difference between a maj 7th and 7th today so I hope this question makes sense. Is Bb the dominant 7th in the key of F? Cmaj7 is C, E, G, B. C7 is C, E,…
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Question about dominant 7th chords
I have a question about the C7 chord: we drop our thumb down a whole step to Bb, but how does this make it a C7 chord, when Bb is not the 7th note that we count from C? Its full name is “dominant 7th”,…
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Jazz Clue 2 question
I’m processing Jazz Clue 2 in my Touch of Jazz book and have a question. Do you use the minor 7th for all chords except Major 7th chords? i.e. 13th chords, 11th chords, diminished, etc. If it says Maj7, play major 7. If it says…
- Last updated 7 years ago
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