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61.51Altered versus diminished-dominant

We now have two strong dominant tension systems.

G7♭9 / diminished-derived

B°7 over G: B-D-F-A♭.

G altered

B-F plus A♭, B♭, D♭, E♭ colors.

They overlap but are not identical.