Unit 16 · Extended and altered harmony · Lesson 2 of 4
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Dominant chords can take altered extensions for extra bite: ♭9, ♯9, ♯11, ♭13. A G7♭9 resolving to C has a dark, dramatic pull; a 7♯9 is the gritty "blues-rock" chord.