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18.60How this connects to harmony
In C major:
Dm7
can suggest D Dorian.
G7
G Mixolydian.
Cmaj7
C Ionian.
But all are part of C-major harmony.
So modes are often just different perspectives on the same key.
When a chord becomes more independent or altered, scale choice becomes more consequential.