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7860 / 18210 · Workshop 62 — Harmonic Side-Slipping: Chromatic Planing, Approach Chords, Outside Playing, Semitone Detours, and Returning Home Without Sounding Random← prev⊞ allnext →

62.29This is riskier than chordal planing

Why?

Because:

melody outside

versus fixed inside harmony

creates vertical clashes.

That is the point.

But you need:

  • strong phrasing
  • short duration
  • decisive return

or it sounds accidental.