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52.85Ear Drill — tonic dominant versus functional dominant

Play:

F7 for a long time.

Does it feel like home?

Then:

C7→F7.

Now C7 clearly acts as V.

Learn the difference between:

dominant-quality tonic

and:

functional dominant.