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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.