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A '''major seventh chord''' is a [[tetrad]] comprising a root, [[major]] third, [[perfect]] fifth, and major seventh.
A '''major seventh chord''' is a [[tetrad]] comprising a root, [[major]] third, [[perfect]] fifth, and major seventh.


== JI Tunings ==
== In just intonation ==
 
In the [[5-limit]]:
* [[8:10:12:15]] is found on on the I ({{Frac|1|1}}) and IV ({{Frac|4|3}}) of Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale ([[Zarlino]]), perhaps the most common [[5-limit]] diatonic.


In the [[3-limit]]:
In the [[3-limit]]:
* [[128:162:192:243]] spans five octave-reduced fifths, and may be considered a 3-limit approximation of 8:10:12:15.
* [[128:162:192:243]] spans five octave-reduced fifths, and may be considered a 3-limit approximation of 8:10:12:15.
In the [[5-limit]]:
* [[8:10:12:15]] is found on on the I ({{Frac|1|1}}) and IV ({{Frac|4|3}}) of Ptolemy's intense diatonic scale ([[Zarlino]]), perhaps the most common [[5-limit]] diatonic.


[[Category:Major seventh chords| ]]
[[Category:Major seventh chords| ]]
[[Category:Just intonation chords]]
[[Category:Just intonation chords]]