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39.95Quality versus function
This distinction is fundamental:
Chord quality
What intervals are inside?
F7: 1-3-5-♭7.
Harmonic function
What job is it doing in context?
Could be:
I7
IV7
V7
secondary dominant
static modal/blues color.
Do not confuse the two.