Find Dom7 and min7♭5 Chords on Keyboard

The short answer: Find Dom7 and min7♭5 Chords drills two tension chords — the dominant 7th and the half-diminished (min7♭5) — with inversions. Points scale with speed. These are the chords that create pull in a progression, the V and the ii of countless jazz cadences.

What the game is

You get a dom7 or min7♭5 chord and an inversion and find its notes. Both chords are built to feel unstable and want to resolve — the game drills the sound of tension in every key.

What it teaches

• Dominant 7 and min7♭5 shapes in every key.
• Their inversions on the keyboard.
• How they build and release harmonic tension.

Why it's cool

If maj7 and min7 are the resting chords, these are the ones that move — the engine of resolution in almost every progression. Learning their sound is learning how music creates and satisfies expectation.

Where to start

Read about the dominant seventh chord and seventh chords explained, then the Dom7 keyboard course.