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'''4:5:6:7''', the ''harmonic seventh chord'', is a [[tetrad]] in [[7-limit]] harmony. It is often used as a tuning target for the [[dominant seventh chord]] in barbershop music (→ [[Wikipedia: Harmonic seventh chord #Barbershop seventh ]]), and also for the German sixth chord in [[septimal meantone]]. | '''4:5:6:7''', the ''harmonic seventh chord'', is a [[tetrad]] in [[7-limit]] harmony. It is often used as a tuning target for the [[dominant seventh chord]] in barbershop music (→ [[Wikipedia: Harmonic seventh chord #Barbershop seventh ]]), and also for the German sixth chord in [[septimal meantone]]. | ||
It is a [[dyadic chord]] in the [[odd limit|7-odd limit]], with its most complex interval a [[7/5]] tritone. It is the [[octave reduction|octave-reduced]] version of the first four odd harmonics, 1:3:5:7, or the first eight harmonics, 1::8. | It is a [[dyadic chord]] in the [[odd limit|7-odd limit]], with its most complex interval a [[7/5]] tritone. It is the [[octave reduction|octave-reduced]] version of the first four odd harmonics, 1:3:5:7, or the first eight harmonics, 1::8. It is the fundamental otonal consonance of the 7-odd-limit. The utonal minor version of this chord is [[70:84:105:120|1-6/5-3/2-12/7]], sometimes called the ''harmonic sixth chord''. The harmonic seventh chord can be modified by inflecting the [[5/4]] down by [[25/24]] and [[7/4]] down by [[49/48]] to get the harmonic sixth chord. | ||
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4:5:6:7, the harmonic seventh chord, is a tetrad in 7-limit harmony. It is often used as a tuning target for the dominant seventh chord in barbershop music (→ Wikipedia: Harmonic seventh chord #Barbershop seventh ), and also for the German sixth chord in septimal meantone.
It is a dyadic chord in the 7-odd limit, with its most complex interval a 7/5 tritone. It is the octave-reduced version of the first four odd harmonics, 1:3:5:7, or the first eight harmonics, 1::8. It is the fundamental otonal consonance of the 7-odd-limit. The utonal minor version of this chord is 1-6/5-3/2-12/7, sometimes called the harmonic sixth chord. The harmonic seventh chord can be modified by inflecting the 5/4 down by 25/24 and 7/4 down by 49/48 to get the harmonic sixth chord.
