Minor seventh chord

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In music, a minor seventh chord is any seventh chord where the "third" note is a minor third above the root.

Most typically, minor seventh chord refers to where the "seventh" note is a minor seventh above the root (a fifth above the third note). In a major scale, this chord is on the second degree. In case the seventh note is a major seventh above the root, it is called a minor/major seventh chord (although this is also a kind of minor seventh chord).

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root/
chord name
third note fifth note seventh note
A C E G
B D F A
C E G B
D F A C
E G B D
F A C E
G B D F