Talk:Seventh chord
From Academic Kids
Furrykef I have to disagree that the names and abbreviations/symbols you added are "more typical". They may be common, and some of them may be the most common, but a dominant seventh/major minor seventh is most commonly X7, not XMm7. Of course we may include both options, but I thought I would "talk" as you removed some. Hyacinth 04:20, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Hmm? I'm confused as to what you mean.
--Furrykef 07:59, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Sorry, chronology screwed up. What I meant to say was I don't think Δ7 is "more typical" than M7, which you removed. Thanks. Hyacinth 08:20, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Hmm, that's a major seventh, not dominant seventh. Anyway, that would be true, but I'd think maj7 is the most common of all. However, I'll add M7 back (and Mm7 as well) since it's probably still common; if removing it might be dubious, it's probably not a good idea. I'll also add the minor-major seventh (it's rare but still a seventh chord) and note that the half-diminished is commonly written m7b5. :)
--Furrykef 09:10, 14 May 2004 (UTC)
Thinking of a half-diminished chord as an m7b5 is more accurate. People tend to say 'diminished 7th' and 'half diminished 7th' when in fact those terms are entirely incorrect. The terms 'diminished' and 'half diminished' don't need to be qualified with a '7th'.
--Adambisset 17:28, 21 Oct 2004 (UTC)
