Why are some chords called 7th's?
How many different kinds of 7th's are there in music?
These questions come up every once in a while, when I'm teaching guitar lessons to my students. There seems to be a slight confusion as to what a “7th” chord actually is. All of it simply has to do with basic music theory applied to common chord structure.
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