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32.29Level 8 — major triads over unexpected basses
Take RH:
E♭ major: E♭ G B♭.
Bass:
C.
Now relative to C:
E♭ = ♭3
G = 5
B♭ = ♭7.
So:
E♭/C
essentially gives a Cm7 color.
Very consonant.