The final review: you are given one note of a seventh chord, with the type and the position chosen at random from the dominant seventh, the half-diminished (leading-tone) seventh and the diminished seventh, in root position and all three inversions. You place the other three notes on the staff.
The three types of seventh chord
| Type | Symbol | Structure above the root |
|---|---|---|
| Dominant seventh | V7 | M3 + P5 + m7 |
| Half-diminished (leading-tone) seventh | ø7 | m3 + d5 + m7 |
| Diminished seventh | °7 | m3 + d5 + d7 |
Each type has its own page where you can practice it separately before mixing them here: dominant seventh, half-diminished seventh and diminished seventh.
Exercise
How to use the exercise: Click (or drag) on the staff to place each note. If a note needs an accidental, choose it first with the accidental buttons (double flat, flat, natural, sharp, double sharp). Undo removes the last note and Clear restarts the exercise. The magnifier shows the note you are about to place at a larger size.
If one of them gives you trouble, practice it on its own first. You can also practice recognizing them instead of writing them.
Printable worksheet (PDF)
The same exercise on paper, for class: 21 seventh chords (dominant, leading-tone or diminished, in any of their four positions), with the lowest note given, on one side of A4. The student writes the other three. With a separate answer sheet.
Download the worksheet (PDF, A4) Answers
You may print and photocopy it freely for the classroom.
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