A melodic figure in which the (chord-tone) 7th of a seventh chord is approached by leap (typically, but not always, from below), then resolves down by step as expected into the next chord.
Dominant Seventh
Chords which are almost always major-minor sevenths built on <a onClick="window.open('/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=jpg::::/sites/dl/free/0078025141/963004/Chp1_5.jpg','popWin', 'width=NaN,height=NaN,resizable,scrollbars');" href="#"><img valign="absmiddle" height="16" width="16" border="0" src="/olcweb/styles/shared/linkicons/image.gif"> (0.0K)</a>– that is, when spelled in root position, they contain a major triad plus the pitch a m7 above the root (V7).
Neighbor Tone Figure
A melodic figure in which the (chord-tone) 7th of a seventh chord is approached by ascending step, then resolves down by step as expected into the next chord.
Passing Tone Figure
A melodic figure in which the (chord-tone) 7th of a seventh chord is approached by descending step, then resolves down by step as expected into the next chord.
Suspension Figure
A melodic figure in which the (chord-tone) 7th of a seventh chord is approached by a common tone, then resolves down by step as expected into the next chord.
