7th Chord Qualities
Major triad + major seventh
What is a major seventh chord
The figured bass symbol for a first inversion 7th chord
What is 6/5
This type of cadence ends on dominant harmony
What is a half cadence
This embellishing tone fills the space between two stable pitches with stepwise motion
What is a passing tone (P)
Leading tones resolve in this direction
What is up by step
Minor triad + minor seventh
What is a minor seventh chord
4/3 is the figured bass symbol for what seventh chord inversion?
What is second inversion
In a PAC, the soprano ends on this pitch
What is tonic (1)
This embellishing tone decorates a single pitch from a step above or below
What is a neighbor tone (N)
Chordal sevenths resolve in this direction
What is down by step
Major triad + minor seventh
What is a dominant seventh chord
The figured bass symbol for a third inversion 7th chord
What is 4/2
Also known as the "amen cadence" for its prevalence in church music, this cadence moves from IV-I
What is a plagal cadence
An accented embellishment that is approached by common tone and resolves down by step
What is a suspension (SUS)
Keep adjacent upper voices (S-A and A-T) within this interval of each other
What is an octave
Diminished triad + diminished seventh
What is a fully diminished seventh chord
The bass note of a V6/5 in F major
What is E
In an IAC, the soprano ends on one of these two scale degrees
What are 3 or 5
This unaccented embellishment is approached by step and left by common tone
What is an anticipation (ANT)
When part writing chords whose roots are a 4th or 5th apart (V-I or I-V), keep the common tone and move the other two voices in this manner
What is by step
Diminished triad + minor seventh
What is a half-diminished seventh chord
The 7th of a ii7 in G major
What is G
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What is PAC
A dissonant, accented embellishment that enters by leap and resolves by step in the opposite direction
What is an appoggiatura (APP)
When part writing chords whose roots are a 2nd apart (IV-V), move all three upper voices in this manner to avoid parallel octaves or fifths
What is contrary to the bass