. Harmony : a course of study . i8 HARMONY. Inasmuch as the seventh is a dissonance (see Introduction), it mustbe followed by a certain tone demanded by the ear, which is calledits resolution. As this tone is the third of the tonic triad, and asthe fifth degree of the scale on which the dominant seventh chordis founded is common to both tonic and dominant chords, the thirdand fifth of the dominant seventh chord have only to progress to theroot of the tonic to form a complete tonic chord. Note. The dominant seventh chord consists of a major third, perfect fifth, andminor seventh. This combinati
. Harmony : a course of study . i8 HARMONY. Inasmuch as the seventh is a dissonance (see Introduction), it mustbe followed by a certain tone demanded by the ear, which is calledits resolution. As this tone is the third of the tonic triad, and asthe fifth degree of the scale on which the dominant seventh chordis founded is common to both tonic and dominant chords, the thirdand fifth of the dominant seventh chord have only to progress to theroot of the tonic to form a complete tonic chord. Note. The dominant seventh chord consists of a major third, perfect fifth, andminor seventh. This combination of intervals is to be found only on the fifth degreeof the scale, and is the same in both major and minor keys. RULES FOR THE USE OF THE DOMINANT SEVENTH. Rule. The dominant seventh chord resolves to the tonic triad, to the third of which its seventh must These rules are for the regular resolution of the dominant seventh chord;later on its irregular resolution will be considered. (See Lesson 54.) The resolutio
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