The altered dominant chord C7 with any combination ‘Tensions’ is another word for of altered tensions. ‘extensions’ means 9ths, 1 ths or 13ths bo $9 $m Some examples of C7 alt. or C7 (b5,b9) cron cat creph crops) cup cron You can see from the examples above why it's sometimes easier to write C7 alt. or +7 Most of the time C+7 means C7 alt, and any combination of altered tensions will sound correct, The altered scale will be the ‘best fit’. Most often the altered C#7 is a V chord i aii-V-| progression. There are times when C+7 means an augmented chord and the whole-tone scale is the best fit. Two chord progressions below are examples of this cr cH Dm? Cm Bt cmph Amis)Some ii-V-| progressions using the altered dominant chord Gm? cron Fmaj? Gmit c7est13) Fingj3 The C altered scale is a mode of C# melodic-minor ascending scale Locrian #2 Altered scale mire cry Fn? The altered dominant chord is almost always used in a minor li-V-i but it can be used in major ii-V-I also,Flaying a pentatonic scale that is a tritone away from the root of the altered dominant chord gives you a five note scale that includes the 4 possible altered tensions. Here's an example of a major ii-V-| in F. The pentatonic scale over the C7 alt, is a G flat pentatonic. Gm! C7alt. F RH. alpeggios built with 4ths and Sths sound cool with the altered dominant chord C7 alt. Fms® c Invent your own lines!