Augmented seventh chord
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The augmented seventh chord is a seventh chord consisting of an augmented triad with a minor seventh. Thus it consists of a root, major third, augmented fifth, and the minor seventh[1]. It may be notated with the chord symbols C+7 or Caug7[1].
Augmented seventh chord may refer to the Hendrix chord[2], which contains an augmented ninth but not an augmented fifth.
Sources
- ^ a b Garner, Robert. Mel Bay presents Essential Music Theory for Electric Bass, p.69. ISBN 0786677368.
- ^ Radio: "Shiver down the backbone - Jimi Hendrix comes to Radio 3", The Spectator, by Kate Chisholm, Wednesday, 21st November 2007