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Minor seventh chord
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Music/hDVP0xsQ">music</a>, a minor seventh chord is a <a href="/facts/Seventh_chord/XeWsnNrL">seventh chord</a> composed of a <a href="/facts/Root_(chord)/BzI7uzCG">root note</a>, a <a href="/facts/Minor_third/4y8zBxwY">minor third</a>, a <a href="/facts/Perfect_fifth/PTIaHPuI">perfect fifth</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Minor_seventh/Aa7YIt0e">minor seventh</a> (1, ♭3, 5, ♭7). In other words, one could think of it as a <a href="/facts/Minor_triad/XdLGImHS">minor triad</a> with a <a href="/facts/Minor_seventh/Aa7YIt0e">minor seventh</a> attached to it. </p><p>For example, the minor seventh chord built on A, commonly <a href="/facts/Chord_names_and_symbols_(popular_music)/lv9LbnVT">written</a> as A−7, has pitches A-C-E-G: </p> Audio playback is not supported in your browser. You can download the audio file.