Brainlag MusicFour notes, each a minor 3rd above the last, on the leading note of a minor key.
Four minor 3rds
In a minor key, the seventh chord on the leading note has four notes, each a minor 3rd above the last: in A minor, G sharp, B, D and F. It is called the diminished seventh after the diminished 7th between its root and its 7th. Its label is VII7.
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