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34.70Final tonic choice matters
Cm6/9
C E♭ G A D
sounds open and relatively settled.
Cm(maj9)
C E♭ G B D
leaves the leading-tone tension alive.
One says:
we're home.
The other:
we're home, but the story still hurts.