This document discusses nondominant seventh chords, which are diatonic seventh chords that do not have dominant function. It notes that the most common nondominant seventh chords are major-major, minor-minor, and diminished-minor. These chords are represented in Roman numeral analysis with a superscript 7 attached to the triad symbol. The document provides examples of nondominant seventh chord symbols and illustrates the different types that can be generated from major and minor scales. It discusses the historical development and increasing use of nondominant seventh chords over the Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and later periods.