Diatonic Seventh Chords

Routledge eBooks 2026 Book chapter

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Authors: Kent D. Cleland, Mary Dobrea-Grindahl
DOI: 10.4324/9781003605119-8
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Abstract

Five qualities of diatonic seventh chords occur most commonly in tonal music: A staff with treble clef and five short groups of two notes. Each group is labeled above, including major, dominant, minor, half-diminished, and fully-diminished seventh chords, along with their shorthand symbols m seven, v seven, m seven, half-diminished seven, and fully-diminished seven. https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href=" https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781003605119/76f9448f-b51e-474f-8f8d-8f952c8e392f/content/PII-006a-Example-001.tif "/>

Fields of Study & Subjects

Musicology and Musical Analysis Diverse Music Education Insights Literature Musicology and Cultural Analysis

Publication details

Journal / source
Routledge eBooks
Pages
194–251
Publication date
23 February 2026
Language
EN
Document type
Book chapter