8/16/2019 Harmonization of 7th Chords

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Harmonization of 7th Chords

7th chords over major scales 

C major scale exampleScale IntervalPattern

(2) (2) (1) (2) (2) (2) (1) C D ! " # $

Harmonized 7thchords

maj7 m7 m7 maj7 7 m7 m7%&Cmaj7 Dm7 m7 !maj7 "7 #m7

$m7%&

 

7th chords over nat'ral minor scales

  C nat'ral minor scale example

Scale Interval

Pattern

(2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (2) (2) C D % ! " #% $%

Harmonized 7thchords

m7 m7%& maj7 m7 m7 maj7 7Cm7 Dm7%& %maj7 !m7 "m7

#%maj7 $%7

 

7th chords over harmonic minor scales

  C harmonic minor scale example

Scale Interval Pattern (2) (1) (2) (2) (1) () (1) C D % ! " #% $

Harmonized 7th chords m(maj7) m7%& maj7& m7 7 maj7 dim7Cm(maj7) Dm7%& %maj7& !m7 "7

#%maj7 $dim7

 

7th chords over melodic minor scales

  C melodic minor scale example

Scale Interval Pattern (2) (1) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) C D % ! " # $

Harmonized 7th chords m(maj7) m7 maj7& 7 7 dim7 m7%&Cm(maj7) Dm7 %maj7& !7 "7 #dim7

$m7%&