Minor seventh
Minor triad with a minor seventh. Stable for a seventh chord; often a resting place in popular music.
Symbol m7 · Cm7 Four notes
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Notes of the chord
1 C m3 E♭ P5 G m7 B♭
C G
Where you have heard it
Grau ii7 in the ii–V–I
What it gets confused with
Frequently asked
Which notes make a minor seventh chord?
A minor triad plus a minor seventh — for example D, F, A and C.
How is it different from a dominant seventh?
The third. Minor third gives a minor seventh chord; major third gives a dominant, with all its pull.
Where does it turn up?
On the second degree, as the opening chord of the ii–V–I that runs through most jazz.
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