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AP Music Theory/Unit 3 – Triads and Seventh Chords
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Major Seventh Chord Construction And Quality

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When a major third is added above the fifth of a major triad, what is the classification and characteristic sound of the resulting seventh chord?

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It constructs a half-diminished seventh chord, leading to an ambiguous and unstable sonority

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It creates a major seventh chord, resulting in a brighter and more tense sound

C

It generates a minor seventh chord, yielding a darker and more melancholic timbre

D

It forms a dominant seventh chord, producing a more resolved and stable sound

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