Augmented major seventh chord
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In music
, an augmented major seventh chord, augmented/major seventh chord, or major seventh sharp five chord (written as +M7, +Δ7, M75, M7(5), M7/5, etc.) is a nondominant seventh chord
comprising the root
note, the note a major third
above the root, the note an augmented fifth
above the root, and the note a major seventh
above the root: 1-3-5-7, and is associated with the augmented scale (see jazz scale
and chord-scale system
). When used in jazz scores, a number of symbols can be used to represent this chord, including maj+7, and Δ+7.
This chord comes from the third mode of the both the harmonic minor and the melodic minor scales. For example, the third mode of the A minor melodic consists of C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Therefore, the notes of the C maj7(5) chord are C, E, G, and B.
As with dominant seventh chord
s, nondominant seventh chords including the augmented major seventh usually progress according to the circle
, thus III+
resolves to vi or VI
.
The chord can be represented by the integer notation {0, 4, 8, 11}.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, an augmented major seventh chord, augmented/major seventh chord, or major seventh sharp five chord (written as +M7, +Δ7, M75, M7(5), M7/5, etc.) is a nondominant seventh chord
Nondominant seventh chord
In music theory, a nondominant seventh chord is a chord which is a diatonic chord that is a seventh chord but that does not possess dominant function and thus is not a dominant seventh chord....
comprising the root
Root (chord)
In music theory, the root of a chord is the note or pitch upon which a triadic chord is built. For example, the root of the major triad C-E-G is C....
note, the note a major third
Major third
In classical music from Western culture, a third is a musical interval encompassing three staff positions , and the major third is one of two commonly occurring thirds. It is qualified as major because it is the largest of the two: the major third spans four semitones, the minor third three...
above the root, the note an augmented fifth
Augmented fifth
In classical music from Western culture, an augmented fifth is an interval produced by widening a perfect fifth by a chromatic semitone. For instance, the interval from C to G is a perfect fifth, seven semitones wide, and both the intervals from C to G, and from C to G are augmented fifths,...
above the root, and the note a major seventh
Major seventh
In classical music from Western culture, a seventh is a musical interval encompassing seven staff positions , and the major seventh is one of two commonly occurring sevenths. It is qualified as major because it is the larger of the two...
above the root: 1-3-5-7, and is associated with the augmented scale (see jazz scale
Jazz scale
A jazz scale is any musical scale used in jazz. Many "jazz scales" are common scales drawn from Western European classical music, including the diatonic, whole-tone, octatonic , and the modes of the ascending melodic minor...
and chord-scale system
Chord-scale system
The chord-scale system is a method of matching, from a list of possible chords, a list of possible scales. The system has been widely used since the 1970s and is "generally accepted in the jazz world today"...
). When used in jazz scores, a number of symbols can be used to represent this chord, including maj+7, and Δ+7.
This chord comes from the third mode of the both the harmonic minor and the melodic minor scales. For example, the third mode of the A minor melodic consists of C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Therefore, the notes of the C maj7(5) chord are C, E, G, and B.
As with dominant seventh chord
Dominant seventh chord
In music theory, a dominant seventh chord, or major minor seventh chord,is a chord composed of a root, major third, perfect fifth, and minor seventh. It can be also viewed as a major triad with an additional minor seventh...
s, nondominant seventh chords including the augmented major seventh usually progress according to the circle
Circle progression
In music, the circle progression is a chord progression named for the circle of fifths, along which it travels. It is "undoubtedly the most common and the strongest of all harmonic progressions" and consists of "adjacent roots in ascending fourth or descending fifth relationship", with movement by...
, thus III+
resolves to vi or VISubdominant
In music, the subdominant is the technical name for the fourth tonal degree of the diatonic scale. It is so called because it is the same distance "below" the tonic as the dominant is above the tonic - in other words, the tonic is the dominant of the subdominant. It is also the note immediately...
.
The chord can be represented by the integer notation {0, 4, 8, 11}.
Augmented major seventh chord table
| Chord | Root | Major third | Augmented fifth | Major seventh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7(5) | C | E | G | B |
| Cmaj7(5) | C | E (F) | G (A) | B (C) |
| Dmaj7(5) | D | F | A | C |
| Dmaj7(5) | D | F | A | C |
| Dmaj7(5) | D | F (G) | A (B) | C (D) |
| Emaj7(5) | E | G | B | D |
| Emaj7(5) | E | G | B (C) | D |
| Fmaj7(5) | F | A | C | E |
| Fmaj7(5) | F | A | C (D) | E (F) |
| Gmaj7(5) | G | B | D | F |
| Gmaj7(5) | G | B | D | F |
| Gmaj7(5) | G | B (C) | D (E) | F (G) |
| Amaj7(5) | A | C | E | G |
| Amaj7(5) | A | C | E (F) | G |
| Amaj7(5) | A | C (D) | E (F) | G (A) |
| Bmaj7(5) | B | F | A | |
| Bmaj7(5) | B | D | F (G) | A |