Bass Week: As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions ...

except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord. The dominant seventh of a V chord can be shown by the symbol V7.

except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh chord. The dominant seventh of a V chord can be shown by the symbol V7.