Major-seventh Definition

Major-seventh Sentence Examples

• Thus, suppose a fundamental 256 has present with it overtone harmonics 512, 768, 1024, 1280, &c., and that we sound with it the major seventh with fundamental 480, and having harmonics 960, 1440, &c. The two sets may be arranged thus c 256 512 768 1024 1280 h 480 960 1440, and we see that the fundamental of the second will beat 32 times per second with the first overtone of the first, giving dissonance.

• The very marked dissonance of the major seventh is thus explained.

• Thus, take the major seventh with frequencies 256 and 480.

• The example we have given above of the major seventh must serve here.

• They also employ four part minor and major seventh chords compared to the triads used exclusively in the previous section.