Minor-Major Seventh Chord
A minor triad with an added major seventh interval, creating an exotic, tense sonority that serves as the tonic in harmonic minor and appears in film music, jazz, and modern composition—combining minor's darkness with major seventh's brightness.
Interactive Visualizations
Minor-Major 7th vs. Other Minor Sevenths Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of mM7, m7, and ø7 showing interval structure differences
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Harmonic Minor Chord Relationships
How im(maj7) fits into harmonic minor key harmony
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Voice Leading from V7 to im(maj7)
Smooth resolution patterns in minor keys
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Historical Usage Evolution
From Baroque rarity to film music staple
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Dual Character Visualization
Minor third (dark) + major seventh (bright) creates exotic tension
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Genre Application Matrix
Usage patterns across classical, jazz, film, and pop
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I. Conceptual Positioning
🎯Problem Solved
How to create stable yet exotic tonic harmony in harmonic minor—the minor-major seventh resolves the tension between minor's melancholy and the harmonic minor's raised leading tone, enabling dramatic minor key resolution without modulating to relative major.
🔨Skills Built
- •Construct minor-major seventh chords in all keys
- •Apply im(maj7) as tonic in harmonic minor
- •Understand the dual character (dark + bright)
- •Use mM7 for dramatic, cinematic color
- •Voice lead smoothly from V7 to im(maj7)
🔗Connects To
II. Knowledge Architecture
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V. Logical Learning Sequence
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VII. Analytical Application
Cross-genre examples (classical, jazz, pop, film) will be provided in MDX content.
IX. Cross-Topic Network
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XI. Synthesis & Meta-Understanding
Mastery meaning and transformational impact will be explored in MDX content.