What is a 7th chord?

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It is the 3 notes (or more) of a chord with the 7th note of the scale added.

What is a chord?

Let’s first go back to what a chord is, it is 3 notes or more played together. We usually create chords by using the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of a scale. So, if we are creating a “C” chord, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th notes of the scale are C E and G. To make this chord a 7th chord we just need to add the 7th note of the scale – which is the B.