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61.58Level 16 — tritone substitution connection

G7alt and D♭7 Lydian dominant are closely related.

Why?

They contain many of the same pitches and share the critical tritone:

B-F

which enharmonically corresponds to:

C♭-F

inside D♭7.

So one dominant can morph into its tritone substitute.