Harmonization of 7th Chords

7th chords over major scales

C major scale example
Scale Interval
Pattern
Harmonized 7th
chords

(2) (2) (1) (2) (2) (2) (1)

CDEFGAB

maj7 m7 m7 maj7 7 m7 m7b5

Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Fmaj7 G7 Am7

Bm7b5

7th chords over natural minor scales

C natural minor scale example
Scale Interval
Pattern
Harmonized 7th
chords

(2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (2) (2)

C D Eb F G Ab Bb

m7 m7b5 maj7 m7 m7 maj7 7

Cm7 Dm7b5 Ebmaj7 Fm7 Gm7

Abmaj7 Bb7

7th chords over harmonic minor scales

C harmonic minor scale example
Scale Interval Pattern
Harmonized 7th chords

(2) (1) (2) (2) (1) (3) (1)

C D Eb F G Ab B

m(maj7) m7b5 maj7#5 m7 7 maj7 dim7

Cm(maj7) Dm7b5 Ebmaj7#5 Fm7 G7

Abmaj7 Bdim7

7th chords over melodic minor scales

C melodic minor scale example
Scale Interval Pattern
Harmonized 7th chords

(2) (1) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1)

C D Eb F G A B

m(maj7) m7 maj7#5 7 7 dim7 m7b5

Cm(maj7) Dm7 Ebmaj7#5 F7 G7 Adim7

Bm7b5