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Major 7th and 7 Chords
There are two different major chords described as sevenths in the diatonic scale for example C major 7th is notated as Cmaj7 and a C seventh as C 7.
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In creating Cmaj7 from the C Major chord we flatten the C one semitone to B.
In creating C7 from the C Major chord we flatten the C two semitones to Bb.
There can only be one 7th chord that is a Major in the sense of C7 in a key.
There can be several Major 7th chords as in Cmaj7,Fmaj7.
The relationship of the notes means that often the scale can contain chords, embellished, with the following attributes:
Common C Major Chords
C, Dminor, Eminor, F major, G7, Aminor, Bdim, C
or one of many embellishments:
Cmaj7, Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7, G7, Am7, B half dim, Cmaj7
© Copyright 2002-2008 Ian McGowan
© Copyright 2006 Ian McGowan
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