Grade 6 Music Theory, Unit 5, Lesson 1 of 3
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The dominant 7th in four positions

Music theory, Seventh chords, 15 minutes

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V7 as a four-note chord, its three inversions, and the figures for each: what Grade 6 asks you to recognise and figure.

Adding a 7th

V and V7 in C major: the 7th added on top

Add one more 3rd on top of chord V and you get V7: four notes, with the 7th on top.

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In C major, V is G, B and D; the 7th added is F, the note a 7th above the root.

The rest of this lesson and its 6 practice questions are in Brainlag Music Theory.

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  • 6 exam-style questions, marked as you go, each with a worked solution
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