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82.6Level 1 — augmented as dominant color

Take:

G7→C.

Now make G augmented-ish dominant:

G-B-D♯-F.

That is:

G7♯5.

Resolve:

D♯→E

F→E

B→C or B may move differently depending voicing.

The augmented 5th increases tension toward C.