7alt chords
Short for altered dominant. It bundles the most common alterations, flat nine, sharp nine and flat thirteen, into one tense dominant with no natural fifth. Jazz soloists treat it as the sound of the altered scale, built to resolve as strongly as possible.
Other chord types
MajorMinorDiminishedAugmentedSuspended 2ndSuspended 4thDominant 7thMajor 7thMinor 7thMajor 6thMinor 6thMinor Major 7thDiminished 7thHalf-Diminished 7thAugmented 7thAdd9Dominant 9thMajor 9thMinor 9th6/9Dominant 11thMinor 11thDominant 13thMajor 13thMinor 13th7sus47b57b97#9Dominant 7#11Minor 6/99sus4Power Chord (5)Minor Add9Add117sus213sus4Minor Major 9thMajor 7#11Major 9#117b1313b913#11Augmented Major 7thMinor 9b5Quartal (So What)