<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (November 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A seventh chord is a chord consisting of a triad plus a note forming an interval of a seventh above the chord's root . When not otherwise specified, a "seventh chord" usually means a dominant seventh chord: a major triad together with a minor seventh . However, a variety of sevenths may be added to a variety of triads, resulting in many different types of seventh chords . </P> <P> In its earliest usage, the seventh was introduced solely as an embellishing or nonchord tone . The seventh destabilized the triad, and allowed the composer to emphasize movement in a given direction . As time passed and the collective ear of the western world became more accustomed to dissonance, the seventh was allowed to become a part of the chord itself, and in some modern music, jazz in particular, nearly every chord is a seventh chord . Additionally, the general acceptance of equal temperament during the 19th century reduced the dissonance of some earlier forms of sevenths . </P>

Chord with a flatted third and fifth crossword clue