Examples
In the following example, the notes E-flat, G, and B-flat in the treble clef appear as part of the harmony and also form an E-flat major triad.
This is a possible voicing of a C dominant-seventh chord in which the notes of the upper structure triad function as the raised ninth, fifth, and seventh of the chord. It is also a possible voicing of an F-sharp dominant-seventh chord (the tritone substitution for C), in which the notes of the upper structure triad function as the thirteenth, lowered ninth, and third.
The following example illustrates the notes of an F-sharp minor triad functioning as part of a dominant-quality harmony.
In this voicing, used as a C dominant-seventh chord, the C-sharp (enharmonic with D-flat) functions as a lowered ninth, the F-sharp functions as a lowered fifth or raised eleventh, and the A functions as the thirteenth. Used as an F-sharp dominant-seventh chord, the C-sharp functions as the fifth, the F-sharp functions as the root, and the A functions as the raised ninth.
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