Knowing the origin of the names given to chords will help you remember their structure:

	Origin of the Name
Dominant Seventh	The chord is built on the dominant degree of the major, harmonic and melodic minor scales.
Major Seventh	The triad and the seventh are major.
Minor Seventh	The triad and the seventh are minor.
Diminished Seventh	The triad and the seventh are diminished.
Half Diminished Seventh	The triad is diminished, but the seventh is minor, so it is half diminished.

As shown in the table above, dominant sevenths are called by the name of the scale degree on which they are based. Major, minor, and diminished sevenths are named after the type of triad and the seventh interval they are based on.

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