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Topic: Jazz theory: Dom 7th chord to tonic chord  (Read 1180 times)

Offline mijulan

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Jazz theory: Dom 7th chord to tonic chord
on: December 15, 2022, 09:26:37 PM
I understand that only a dominant 7th chord like G7 resolves to the tonic chord, I.e. C. What I don't understand is why it is only a dominant 7th chord. Why not, for example, G6, G9, G7sus2, G7sus4?