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36.42Do not collapse all “weird dominant” sounds into G7alt
That loses useful color distinctions.
Three common dominant worlds:
Mixolydian
G A B C D E F
Phrygian dominant
G A♭ B C D E♭ F
Altered
G A♭ B♭ B D♭ E♭ F
approximately spelled by function.
Different sound.
Different melodic vocabulary.