and the chord described as a major 7th. When you see the symbol C maj7, the ‘maj7’ element is telling you to play the 7th which is one semitone below the chord name, which in this case is a B ...

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Raising the open third string to G# at the 1st fret makes this an E7 chord. By combining the root (C), 3rd (E), 5th (G) major 7th (B) and duplicate 3rd (E), we create a Cmaj7. To change this to a ...

A dominant 7th is built on the dominant note. It functions as a type of chord V. In this example you will hear both chord I of C Major, and the dominant 7th chord. You can follow along with the ...

All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord.