Dominant Seventh Chords and Inversions

The last four-part chord we will look at in this section is the dominant 7th chord, which is built as follows:

We do not use a specific symbol to indicate the word or function dominant. A chord symbol which consists of a note name followed only by the suffix 7 indicates a dominant 7th chord.

OK, you know what comes next… this dominant 7th chord can then be inverted, as follows:

Play through all of these four-part chords (and their inversions) in the right hand, and then try playing them in the left hand (one octave lower). Then, try to become familiar with these chords built from all roots (i.e., D7, E7, F7, etc.).