Altered dominants
symbols, sound and when to use them
Over a dominant chord, raising or lowering the tensions (♭9, ♯9, ♯11, ♭13) injects maximum expectation before the resolution. They’re the signature of jazz and sophisticated harmony; 7alt gathers every alteration into one symbol.
Symbols in this family · 5 qualities
Every symbol opens that chord’s own page: what it is, how it sounds, when to use it and its diagram on all four instruments.
Every position on the neck — in the app
Here the explanation of each chord in the family stays open, with one diagram per instrument. The app is where the same harmony becomes the whole neck: every position, the inversions and the alternate tunings, with audio and no connection needed.
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