Chord names and symbols (popular music)
Seventh chords

Chord names and symbols (popular music)

Section Title: Seventh chords
Table Section Text: None

Name	Symbols	Definitions

Short	Long	Altered fifth	Component intervals	Integers	Notes

Third	Fifth	Seventh

Seventh - Note the convention to use the chromatic flattened 7th	C7	C7	major	perfect	minor	{0, 4, 7, 10}	C–E–G–B♭

Major seventh	CM7 CMa7 C j7 CΔ7 CΔ	Cmaj7	major	perfect	major	{0, 4, 7, 11}	C–E–G–B

Minor-major seventh	CmM7 Cm♯7 C−M7 C−Δ7 C−Δ	Cminmaj7	minor	perfect	major	{0, 3, 7, 11}	C–E♭–G–B

Minor seventh	Cm7 C-7	Cmin7	minor	perfect	minor	{0, 3, 7, 10}	C–E♭–G–B♭

Augmented-major seventh (major seventh sharp five)	C+M7 C+Δ	Caugmaj7	CM7♯5 / CM7+5 CΔ♯5 / CΔ+5	major	augmented	major	{0, 4, 8, 11}	C–E–G♯–B

Augmented seventh (dominant seventh sharp five)	C+7	Caug7	C7♯5 / C7+5	major	augmented	minor	{0, 4, 8, 10}	C–E–G♯–B♭

Half-diminished seventh (minor seventh flat five)	CØ / CØ7 Cø / Cø7 E♭m6 3rd inversion	Cmin7dim5 E♭min6 d	Cm7♭5 / Cm7°5 C−7♭5 / C−7°5	minor	diminished	minor	{0, 3, 6, 10}	C–E♭–G♭–B♭

Diminished seventh	Co7 C°7	Cdim7	minor	diminished	diminished	{0, 3, 6, 9}	C–E♭–G♭–Bdouble flat

Seventh flat five (seventh flat five)	C7♭5	C7dim5	major	diminished	minor	{0, 4, 6, 10}	C–E–G♭–B♭

Sentence(s)

The name C minor seventh (Cm⁷) implies a minor 3rd, a perfect 5th, and a minor 7th.

final_sentence: The name C minor seventh (Cm⁷) implies a minor 3rd, a perfect 5th, and a minor 7th.