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32.107The broader lesson
Much of sophisticated harmony that initially looks theoretically intimidating becomes much simpler when you separate it into:
bass + familiar upper shape.
A chord like:
D♭/E♭
looks unusual.
At the keyboard it is simply:
E♭ in LH + D♭ major in RH.
And suddenly you can transpose it anywhere.
That is practical theory.