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Aalt Piano Chord

A dominant chord with maximum tension — the specific tones (b5, #5, b9, #9) are chosen by the player based on context. An advanced jazz chord where the listed intervals represent one common voicing.

Piano

Recommended voicing
Left hand A2 · G3 fingers 5–1
Right hand Eb4 · C5 · C#5 fingers 1–4–5

How to play the Aalt chord on piano

Split the recommended voicing between the hands: play A2 and G3 with the left hand and Eb4, C5 and C#5 with the right. Suggested fingering is 5–1 on the left and 1–4–5 on the right (1 is the thumb).

Notation for Aalt chord

Other names: A altered, A alt

Music theory name: altered dominant chord

Common name: A altered chord

Intervals and tones in Aalt chord

Note Interval
A Root
C# Major 3rd
Eb Diminished 5th
G Minor 7th
C Augmented 9th

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