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55.15Level 6 — tenths

Now one of the signature piano sounds.

Instead of low F alone, play:

F + A

with A an octave plus a third above F.

That interval is a 10th.

For F major:

F-A.

For B♭:

B♭-D.

For C7:

C-E.