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6.13Same progression, different harmonic rhythm

Take:

C → Am → F → G

C → Am → F → G

Version A:

one chord per bar.

Count:

1 2 3 4

then change.

Version B:

two chords per bar:

C Am | F G

Version C:

two bars of C, then faster movement:

C | C | Am F | G7 C

Same harmonic vocabulary.

Very different momentum.