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AP Music Theory›Unit 3: Unit 3: Music Fundamentals III›Unit 3: Music Fundamentals III

Seventh Chords and Inversions

Seventh chords add a seventh above the root; inversions and figured bass show which note is in the bass.

Types of seventh chords
Inversions
Figured bass symbols

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3Unit 3: Music Fundamentals III

Intervals and Triads
Seventh Chords and Inversions

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Also called: seventh chords, figured bass, chord inversions