Altered Dominants

Here's the set list: first you learn it — 3 quick hands-on cards. Then you prove it — 5 theory and 3 ear-training challenges. Every right answer adds a bar to tonight's song, Hot Tension (C major, 🎷 Jazz Swing).

📝 Riff sheet

A dominant 7th can take altered tensions — ♭9, ♯9, ♭5, ♯5. They're more dissonant, so the resolution to I feels even stronger.

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Covers: Altered tensions on V7 (♭9, ♯9, ♭5, ♯5), why they add pull, the altered sound. Turn your sound up.