Music Theory - Seventh Chords

The video tutorial explains 7th chords, their types, and how to identify them in music. It covers the five common types of 7th chords: major, dominant, minor, half-diminished, and fully diminished. The tutorial also discusses chord inversions and provides examples of identifying 7th chords in a music piece. Viewers are encouraged to practice identifying these chords to become more comfortable with them.

What additional interval is added to triads to form 7th chords?

• 6th

• 7th

• 9th

• 8th

How many different kinds of 7th chords are commonly used in music compositions?

• Five

• Four

• Six

• Seven

Which type of 7th chord is made of a major triad and a minor 7th?

• Major 7th

• Dominant 7th

• Fully Diminished 7th

• Minor 7th

What is the composition of a fully diminished 7th chord?

• Minor triad and minor 7th

• Diminished triad and diminished 7th

• Major triad and major 7th

• Augmented triad and major 7th

What is the term for when the lowest note of a chord is not the root?

• Inversion

• Transposition

• Harmonization

• Modulation

In a first inversion of a 7th chord, which note is in the bass?

• Fifth

• Third

• Seventh

• Root

What type of 7th chord is identified by a major triad and a minor 7th interval?

• Half-Diminished 7th

• Minor 7th

• Dominant 7th

• Major 7th