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51.56Level 27 — altered scale versus harmonic-minor thinking
Over A7alt-ish you could conceptualize several sources.
But for this context, you don't need to memorize every scale name.
Start with:
A7 chord tones
B♭ ♭9
F ♭13
chromatic approaches.
Hear resolution to Dm.
Function first.