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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.