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PRONUNCIATION OF DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD

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WHAT DOES DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Diminished seventh chord

A diminished seventh chord is a four note chord that comprises a diminished triad plus the interval of a diminished seventh above the root. Thus it is, or enharmonically, of any minor scale; for example, C diminished-seventh would be, or enharmonically. It occurs as a leading-tone seventh chord in harmonic minor and can be represented by the integer notation. Because of this it can also be viewed as four notes all stacked in intervals of a minor third. The diminished seventh contains two diminished fifths, which often resolve inwards. In most sheet music books, Cdim or C° denotes a diminished seventh chord with root C; but it may also happen, mostly in modern jazz books and some music theory literature, that Cdim or C° or Cm denotes a diminished triad, while Cdim7 or C°7 or Cm6 denotes a diminished seventh chord.

Definition of diminished seventh chord in the English dictionary

The definition of diminished seventh chord in the dictionary is a chord often used in an enharmonic modulation and very common in modern music, esp jazz and pop music, consisting of a diminished triad with an added diminished seventh above the root Often shortened to: diminished seventh.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD

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Synonyms and antonyms of diminished seventh chord in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «diminished seventh chord» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD

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Translator English - Chinese

减七和弦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acorde de séptima disminuida
570 millions of speakers

English

diminished seventh chord
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम सातवें राग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقلص الوتر السابع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

уменьшилась септаккорд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acorde de sétima diminuta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হ্রাস সপ্তম গম্বুজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

septième diminuée accord
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berkurangan ketujuh kord
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

verminderten Septakkord
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

減7の和音
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

감소 된 7th 코드
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cacahing penghubung kapitu
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

giảm âm thứ bảy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏழாவது நாணை குறைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सातवा जीवा कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Azaltılmış yedinci akor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accordo di settima diminuita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zmniejszony akord siódmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зменшилася септакорд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

șaptelea coardă diminuat
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μειωμένη έβδομη χορδή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verminderde sewende koord
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

minskat septimackord
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

redusert syvende akkord
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diminished seventh chord

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD»

Discover the use of diminished seventh chord in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diminished seventh chord and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Listening to Classic American Popular Songs
When the third is added (Ex. 1-11c at 2), then the fifth (Ex. 1-11c at 3), following the pattern of construction used to form the dominant seventh type, we end up with a choice specimen of the diminished seventh chord. Remarkably, it differs by  ...
Allen Forte, Richard Lalli, Gary Chapman, 2008
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Keyboard Workshop: Hundreds of Ways You Can Improve Your ...
The Half Diminished Seventh chord may be built by constructing a diminished chord ( 1 1/2 steps + 1 1/2 steps) and adding a dominant seventh. This time, to create a dominant seventh interval from the root it will be necessary to add 2 steps on ...
Ekay Music, Incorporated, Cimino Publishing Group Inc, 1995
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Ear Training for the Contemporary Musician
The Diminished Seventh Chord The diminished triad was introduced as part of the harmonized major and minor scales (Vll° and 11°, respectively). Adding a diminished seventh interval to this triad creates a diminished seventh chord.
Keith Wyatt, Carl Schroeder, Joe Elliott, 2005
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Cengage Advantage Books: Introductory Musicianship
(4) HALF-DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORDS When the quality of the triad is diminished and the quality of the seventh is minor, the chord is called a half- diminished seventh chord. The half-diminished can also be considered a minor seventh ...
Theodore Lynn, 2011
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Harmony for Computer Musicians
The presence of this diminished seventh gives this chord a unique sound and color all of its own. And although in today's music this particular color is not to everybody's taste, the diminished seventh chord is nonetheless a valuable addition to ...
Michael Hewitt, 2011
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Layers of Musical Meaning
If one takes a closer look at this analysis one will initially observe that the double dominant shaped as a diminished-seventh chord in bar 34, beat 4, is not the most important chord, structurally speaking. That is the chord on beat 2, i.e. an ...
Finn Egeland Hansen, 2006
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Chordmaster Chord Theory for Guitar
You take the major triad (R, 3, and 5) and you lower the third and fifth scale notes, giving you R, 3b, 5b. That makes sense because you have “lessened” the chord by lowering two of the notes. Then there is the diminished seventh chord.
Michael Ellis, 2010
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The Everything Music Theory Book with CD: Take Your ...
Just like major and minor seventh chords that share the same name and type of seventh, this is the diminished seventh chord. It's also called a fully diminished seventh chord, but for most people, diminished seventh will do. The symbol for a  ...
Marc Schonbrun, 2011
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The Tragic and the Ecstatic: The Musical Revolution of ...
out the entire sequence the diminished-seventh chord on F bonds the above- mentioned themes. As Tristan narrates how his hope that the poisoned drink would bring recovery (i.e., death) was thwarted by desire—“den Gifttrank gab sie mir zu ...
Eric Thomas Chafe, 2005
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Introductory Musicianship: A Workbook
(4) HALF-DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORDS When the quality of the triad is diminished and the quality of the seventh is minor, the chord is called a half- diminished seventh chord. The half-diminished seventh chord can also be considered a ...
Theodore Lynn, 2006

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIMINISHED SEVENTH CHORD»

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The affirmation we all so desperately need?
From here Schubert modulates first to D minor, then F minor, then A-flat major, then B minor — outlining a diminished seventh chord — using ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Dec 14»
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'The Universal Tone,' by Carlos Santana: review
When Santana takes a lick off the first scoop, Coltrane tells him: “Well, that's a B-flat diminished seventh chord.” That may a particularly quirky ... «SFGate, Dec 14»
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Is Wagner bad for us?
But a lot of play with the potential for harmonic clash between the notes of the diminished seventh chord on C sharp and the obsessive pedal ... «London Review of Books, Mar 13»
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Q&A: Jim James on His Dark Period, Going Solo and My Morning …
... and it's up in the clouds," and they're like, "It's a B diminished seventh chord, with an augmented fifth." You know, all that kind of technical talk. «RollingStone.com, Jan 13»
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Traditional Opera and Its Enemies
When the terrifying diminished seventh chord blares forth from the orchestra to signal the Commendatore's entrance, Mattei buckles as if shot ... «City Journal, Oct 11»
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Deep Blues: Old Blues, New Chords
Instead of using dominant chords throughout the progression, we will add a diminished seventh chord as well as some minor seventh chords. «Premier Guitar, Jun 11»
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Power Shred: Diminished Sweeps
In order to make this triad a diminished seventh chord, we add the diminished 7 (same sounding note as a natural 6) to the mix. Since each ... «Premier Guitar, Mar 11»
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Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
It then spirals toward the bottom, where a diminished seventh chord appears, built one note at a time. This resolves into a D major chord, taken ... «YouTube, Mar 09»
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Researchers map the math in music
The red ball at the top of the pyramid is the diminished seventh chord, a popular 19th-century chord. Near it are all the most familiar chords of ... «Princeton University, Apr 08»

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