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{{Infobox Chord|4:5:6:7|Name=harmonic seventh, barbershop seventh}} | {{Infobox Chord|4:5:6:7|Name=harmonic seventh, barbershop seventh}} | ||
{{Wikipedia|Harmonic seventh chord}} | {{Wikipedia|Harmonic seventh chord}} | ||
'''4:5:6:7''', the ''harmonic seventh chord'', is a [[consonant]] [[tetrad]] in [[7-limit]] harmony, often used as a tuning target for the [[dominant seventh chord]] in barbershop music[ | '''4:5:6:7''', the ''harmonic seventh chord'', is a [[consonant]] [[tetrad]] in [[7-limit]] harmony, often used as a tuning target for the [[dominant seventh chord]] in barbershop music (→ [[Wikipedia: Harmonic seventh chord #Barbershop seventh ]]). It is also the tuning of 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 a [[dyadic chord]] in the [[odd limit|7-odd limit]], with its most complex interval a [[7/5]] tritone. | ||
[[Category:Dominant seventh chords]] | [[Category:Dominant seventh chords]] | ||
Revision as of 07:03, 15 August 2024
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4:5:6:7, the harmonic seventh chord, is a consonant tetrad in 7-limit harmony, often used as a tuning target for the dominant seventh chord in barbershop music (→ Wikipedia: Harmonic seventh chord #Barbershop seventh ). It is also the tuning of 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.