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29.22Now the important new concept: parallel sus chords
Suppose the bass moves to a new root.
You can carry almost the same voicing structure with it.
Example conceptually:
G7sus
→ A♭7sus.
Move everything up a semitone.
The harmonic relationship is not:
V→I.
It is:
same sound-world moved to a different pitch center.
That is planing.