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35.19Level 6 — tension zones and arrival zones
This is one of the most useful simplifications for “Stella”-type harmony.
Instead of:
Chord A Chord B Chord C Chord D...
mark:
TENSION
then:
ARRIVAL
then:
TENSION
then:
ARRIVAL
You do not need to understand every connective chord equally deeply in real time.