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→German Sixth
R M3 P5 A6
-M3- -m3- -M3-
----tt----
----P5----
The German 6th is enharmonically equivalent to a dominant 7th chord. The difference is its usage, functioning as a sub-dominant for the given key rather than the dominant for the {{b}}II key. The added P5 here makes for difficult voice leading, often requiring to move it before or to resort to inverting the subsequent dominant chord.
C AbGr+6 G C
E--0------2------3------0---
B--1------1------3------1---
G--0------1------0------0---
D--2------1------0------2---
A--3------3------2------3---
E---------4------3----------
=== Neapolitan Chord ===