Grade 6 Music Theory, Unit 16, Lesson 5 of 12
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Week 5: Seventh chords

Music theory, Weekly review, 10 minutes

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The dominant 7th in all its positions, its figures and how it resolves, and the supertonic 7th.

This week's skills

V7 to I: the 7th (alto) falls, the leading note (tenor) rises

Check each skill of week 5; anything shaky, read the lessons again in Seventh chords, then come back.

The skills to check
  • V7 and its four positions
  • The figures for each position
  • Where the 7th and the leading note go
  • IIb7 before V

You try Where does the 7th of V7 go?

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Down a step, to the 3rd of chord I.

The rest of this lesson and its 7 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 7 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
  • Anything you get wrong is saved to your flashcards