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Meaning of "major seventh" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJOR SEVENTH

major seventh  [ˈmeɪdʒə ˈsevənθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJOR SEVENTH

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Major seventh is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MAJOR SEVENTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Major seventh

In classical music from Western culture, a seventh is a musical interval encompassing seven staff positions (see Interval number for more details), and the major seventh is one of two commonly occurring sevenths. It is qualified as major because it is the larger of the two. The major seventh spans eleven semitones, its smaller counterpart being the minor seventh, spanning ten semitones. For example, the interval from C to B is a major seventh, as the note B lies eleven semitones above C, and there are seven staff positions from C to B. Diminished and augmented sevenths span the same number of staff positions, but consist of a different number of semitones (nine and twelve). The easiest way to locate and identify the major seventh is from the octave rather than the unison, and it is suggested that one sings the octave first. For example, the most commonly cited example of a melody featuring a major seventh is the tonic-octave-major seventh of the opening to "(Somewhere) Over the Rainbow". "Not many songwriters begin a melody with a major seventh interval; perhaps that's why there are few memorable examples.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MAJOR SEVENTH


billionth
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centillionth
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decillionth
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dozenth
ˈdʌzənθ
eleventh
ɪˈlɛvənθ
jillionth
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millionth
ˈmɪljənθ
nonillionth
nəʊˈnɪljənθ
octillionth
ɒkˈtɪljənθ
quadrillionth
kwɒˈdrɪljənθ
quintillionth
kwɪnˈtɪljənθ
septillionth
sepˈtɪljənθ
seventh
ˈsɛvənθ
sextillionth
seksˈtɪljənθ
thousandth
ˈθaʊzənθ
trillionth
ˈtrɪljənθ
zillionth
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAJOR SEVENTH

major arcana
major axis
major general
major histocompatibility complex
major key
major league
Major Mitchell
major orders
major planet
major premise
Major Prophets
Major Rogation
major seventh chord
major suit
major term
major-domo
major-generalcy
major-generalship
majorat

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAJOR SEVENTH

diminished seventh
eighteenth
fifteenth
fourteenth
greenth
Juneteenth
minor seventh
nineteenth
seventeenth
sixteenth
tenth
thirteenth
umpteenth

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Translation of «major seventh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJOR SEVENTH

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Translator English - Chinese

大七
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

séptima mayor
570 millions of speakers

English

major seventh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रमुख सातवें
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السابع كبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

мажорный септаккорд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sétima maior
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান সপ্তম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

septième majeure
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketujuh utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

große Septime
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

メジャーセブン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

7도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utama kaping pitu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thứ bảy lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெரிய ஏழாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमुख सातवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük yedinci
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

settima maggiore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głównym siódmy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мажорний септакорд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

al șaptelea mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μεγάλες έβδομο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groot sewende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stor septima
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stor syvende
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJOR SEVENTH»

Discover the use of major seventh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to major seventh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alfred's Teach Yourself Keyboard Chords
A major seventh chord (maj 7) is a four-note chord consisting of the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th tones of the major scale. Refer back to the Major Scales Chart on page 9. Using that chart should make it easy to construct any major seventh chord.
Edison, Roger
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The Everything Music Theory Book with CD: Take Your ...
Track 33 To make a major triad into a seventh chord, there are only two possibilities: a major triad with a major seventh on top, and a major triad with a minor seventh on top. Start with Figure 8.3. When you look at that chord, you can see two ...
Marc Schonbrun, 2011
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Principles of Music Theory
Evangelos C. Sembos. Chord Symbol: Definition / Contents Notes: C Maj7(#5)9, or C Maj7(+5)9 C altered major seventh chord with raised fifth (G sharp), and added ninth. Augmented triad with major seventh (C- B), and with major ninth ( C-D).
Evangelos C. Sembos, 2006
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Guitar Exercises For Dummies
... ................................................................142 Minor seventh chord arpeggio pattern #4 ................................................................143 Minor seventh chord arpeggio pattern #5 ................................................................144 Running Through the Major Seventh ...
Mark Phillips, Jon Chappell, 2008
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Revisiting Music Theory: A Guide to the Practice
... 54, 278-81 major scale formula 51-54 major scale key signatures 54, 62 major scales with flats 56-58 major scales with sharps 55-58 major second 45, 95 major seventh 47, 95, 114 major sixth 47, 95 major sixth, root of 97 major third 45-46, ...
Alfred Blatter, 2007
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Theory of Music
C, E,Gb,Bb, Db, F C Maj7(11) C major seventh chord with added ninth and eleventh. Major triad with major seventh (C-B), with major ninth (C-D), and with perfect eleventh (C-F). C, E,G, B, D, F C Maj7(#5)11 C altered major seventh chord with ...
Evangelos Sembos, 2006
7
Jazz Piano Vocabulary Major Scale
If we continue up the major scale in thirds, we arrive at the upper extensions of a major seventh chord. Upper extensions are notes above the chord tones that can be added to the chord in order to add tonal shading. Example 54 upper ...
Roberta Piket, 2003
8
Banjo Chord Encyclopedia
95 G Major Seventh .....41 100 A-Flat Major Seventh .45 _ 105 F-Sharp & G-Flat Major Seventh Flat 3rd 36.. 95 G Major Seventh flat 3rd . . . . . .41 100 A-Flat Major Seventh flat 3rd ..45 __ 105 F-Sharp & G-Flat Minor Seventh _ . . _ , ..36 __ 95 G  ...
Mel Bay, 2010
9
Introduction to Music Fundamentals and Lead-Sheet Terminology
Although we have yet to present the lead sheet for the underlying seventh chord in 10—13d, the minor-major seventh, the MI indicates the quality of the triad as minor while the MA7 in parentheses identifies the 7th as major (an altered 7th).
David Nivans, 2011
10
Play Electric Bass from Chord Symbols
29 C Seventh . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 C Minor Seventh . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . 29 C Seventh Aug. Fifth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 29 C Seventh Flat Fifth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 C Major Seventh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 C Min—Maj Seventh .
Roger Filiberto, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJOR SEVENTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term major seventh is used in the context of the following news items.
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Holcomb-Mania with Mark Holcomb: Using Dissonant, Close …
Oftentimes, these chords are formed by placing notes that are a half or whole step apart (or a major seventh, or minor or major ninth). «Guitar World Magazine, Jul 15»
2
'Nosey parker' goes undercover for online cop-watch
On Tuesday she posted a video of someone farting a major seventh arpeggio in the key of B flat. "When you look back, it is the funny things ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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Briton plays saxophone 'different' -- without a saxophone
Rectum opus: Australian musician farts 'major seventh arpeggio' · Octopus carries coconut shell, uses it as a portable apartment · Fog bank ... «UPI.com, Jun 15»
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Cantrell: Tax money intended for affordable housing spent on code …
Vance Vaucresson, owner of Vaucresson's Sausage Company and a partner in the residential redevelopment of a major Seventh Ward site, ... «UptownMessenger.com, May 15»
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Rectum opus: Australian musician farts 'major seventh arpeggio'
MELBOURNE, May 19 (UPI) -- An Australian comedian recording his flatulence said he accidentally farted a "major seventh arpeggio in he key ... «UPI.com, May 15»
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Man Orchestrates Composition Using Fart Sound, Challenges …
According to the video, the fart is a major seventh arpeggio in the key of B flat, with a trill at the end. Trust me, we aren't trying to gas you with ... «Classicalite, May 15»
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This Guy's One Fart Turned Out To Be A Musical Masterpiece
This major seventh arpeggio in B flat happened. This major seventh arpeggio in B flat happened. View this image › · youtube.com ... «BuzzFeed News, May 15»
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So This Guy Accidentally Farted A Musical Masterpiece
... there was one fart — when slowed down and compared to another wind instrument — that actually made up a “major seventh in b flat with a ... «UPROXX, May 15»
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Someone made a symphony using the sound of their fart
It's a seven-tone fart that is actually a major seventh arpeggio in B flat with an incidental at the end. Handily the WrongtownBrothers, who ... «Metro, May 15»
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Bahamas Student Wins Trip to San Antonio
Top church leaders from across the 24 major Seventh-day Adventist Church regions in Inter-America burst into shouts and applause as ... «Adventist Review, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Major seventh [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/major-seventh>. May 2024 ».
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