The dominant 7th chord consists of?

Answer 1

Start with the basic triad (I-3-5), then count up the scale and flat the 7th. (ex: C-E-G-B^b)

Answer 2

A dominant 7th chord is composed of the root and the major 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th on top of the root. Another way of thinking about a dominant 7th chord is taking a major triad (the root, the third which is a major 3rd above the root, and the fifth which is a perfect 5th above the root and a minor 3rd above the third/middle note) and adding a minor 7th from the root/adding minor 3rd from the fifth. An example of a dominant 7th chord would be F - A - C - Eb. To get this chord, you can start with the F major triad F - A - C and add a minor 3rd on top of C the fifth to get Eb or add a minor 7th on top of F the root to get Eb.

Answer 3

An example of a dominant chord would be; C7

Which consists of chord tones; C,E,G,Bb

Root of the chord is; C

Major 3rd above the root is; E

Perfect 5th above the root is; G

Minor 7th above the root is; Bb

C,E,G,Bb 1,3,5,b7 (1, Maj3, P5, minor 7th).

Another way of thinking of this chord would be a Major Triad with the addition of a minor 7th from the root.

C Major triad would be; C,E,G add the minor 7th; Bb to these and you get a C7 (C dominant 7 chord) . Which is C,E,G,Bb.

Answer 4

This chord consists of a major third and a minor third together.

C E = Major 3rd

G Bb = minor 3rd

Apply them together, and we have created a (C E G Bb) C dominant 7th chord.