Other Seventh Chords

Any chord built on the remaining scale degrees a scale can be turned into a seventh chord.

The nondominant seventh chords appear most often in music as:

1. Major-major (MM).
2. Minor-minor (mm).
3. Diminished-minor (dm).

Examples of nondominant major-major (MM) symbols: I7, IV7, III7, VI7.

Examples of nondominant minor-minor (mm) symbols: i7, ii7, iii7, iv7, vi7.
Examples of nondominant diminished-minor (dm) symbols: ii⌀7, vi⌀7.

Examples
Like the dominant seventh, nondominant seventh chords usually progress according to the circle pattern iii-
vi-ii-V-I.
Exercises

1. Analyze these progressions using Roman numerals.

2. Notate the following chords. Use accidentals, not key signatures. (Note: ignore leading-tone seventh
chords!)

3. Notate, introduce, and resolve the specified chords. Approach each chordal 7th as a suspension, a
neighbor, or a passing tone, as specified. Include key signatures and roman numerals. (Note: ignore
leading-tone seventh chords!)
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4. Analyze the chords in the following excerpt.

5. Harmonize these chorale phrases for four-part chorus: