H7 Piano Chord
A tense chord that "wants" to resolve up a fourth. Essential for blues, jazz, rock'n'roll and funk. The added minor seventh creates characteristic tension.
Recommended voicing
B3 · Eb4 · F#4 · A4
With bass · rootless
Left hand
Eb3 · A3
fingers 5–1
Right hand
Free
melody / improvisation
Jazz accompaniment with a bass player: the bass supplies the root, leaving the right hand free for melody or improvisation.
Notation for H7 chord
Other names: H dominant 7th, H dom7, H 7
Music theory name: dominant seventh chord
Common name: H seven chord
Intervals and tones in H7 chord
| Note | Interval |
|---|---|
| H | Root |
| Eb | Major 3rd |
| F# | Perfect 5th |
| A | Minor 7th |
Inversions
1st inversion
Eb4 · F#4 · A4 · B4
2nd inversion
F#4 · A4 · B4 · Eb5