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Dominant chord -- is its definition super flexible in blues or did I spot a mistake?

After seeing the diagram you added I was able to figure out that the GDE are not meant to be played together as a chord. They are made to be played GD alternating with GE and usually 2 of each. A ...
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Dominant chord -- is its definition super flexible in blues or did I spot a mistake?

Blues essentially uses 7ths. So F7 would at very least consist of F (R), A (M3) and E♭ (m7). Those notes are key, never mind any extensions. If, as shown, the chord is called F7, then there'll be no D ...
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Dominant chord -- is its definition super flexible in blues or did I spot a mistake?

I can't see any music notation in the link, so answering based on what's written in the question. This is not a double-flat 7th, but rather natural 13. A complete F13 would be F-A-C-Eb-G-(Bb)-D. The ...
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