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F♯7alt chord

F♯ Altered Dominant

F#7alt · Root

1F#33A#3b7E4b9G4#9G𝄪4b13D5
C3C4b7b9#9C5b1313

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Notes

F♯ – A♯ – E – G – G𝄪 – D

Formula

1 – 3 – b7 – b9 – #9 – b13

Practice Note

The altered dominant draws on the altered scale, whose tensions include b9, #9, #11, and b13 over a dominant. This representative formula is 1, 3, b7, b9, #9, b13; pianists often omit the root when a bassist supplies it.

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About F#7alt

The F#7alt chord sounds distinctive, with a altered dominant character. Its notes are F#, A#, E, G, G##, D. This chord is commonly heard in jazz.

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