Now you know how to build a C7 chord on the piano, and you can use that knowledge to build any seventh chord! Learning different types of chords is really fun, because the variations give you lots of extra possibilities at the piano. Enjoy the music! I show people how to use piano chords to learn the piano quickly and easily, and to play creatively. I also love writing worship songs. Another in a growing list of helpful pointers.
You are helping to raise up worshippers with pianos! Notify me when new comments are added. Skip to content. Julie Swihart I show people how to use piano chords to learn the piano quickly and easily, and to play creatively. A 7th chord consists of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a 7th above the root of the chord.
To form a C dom7 chord, combine the first, third, fifth and flat seventh note of the C major scale. These are the root, major 3rd, perfect 5th and minor 7th of the scale. Note carefully that the 7th note is lowered by a semitone. Instead of playing B, you play B flat. Learn how to play piano chords with the Piano For All piano course. When you play a dominant seventh chord, usually the next chord played is a perfect 4th above that dominant seventh chord.
So the next likely chord played after C7 is F, a perfect fourth above C. The C7 chord is made up of a major third and two minor thirds on top of each other. C to E is a major third consisting of 2 tones. And G to Bb is another minor third interval consisting of one and a half tones. This is an alternate inversion or voicing of the same chord and is known as the first inversion of the Cdom7 chord. This is the second inversion of the C7 chord. In each voicing the same notes are present but the sequence of notes changes.
The chord diagram above shows you the notes of the C dominant seventh chord in root position and all possible inversions. You can learn how to build all kinds of chords on the main piano chords page. Return from C7 Chord to main Piano Chords page. You can learn how to form major, minor, 6th, 7th, diminished, even various kinds of 11th and 13th chords and a whole lot more.
Diagrams are also included so you get a clear picture of the notes of the chords in their different inversions.
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