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35.13Level 4 — m7♭5 as upper structure

Play:

LH E

RH G-B♭-D.

Then move bass:

E → E♭ → D

E → E♭ → D

while keeping some RH notes.

Listen to how the same upper structure can become:

different chords/colors.

This reinforces:

chord identity is contextual.