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63.73Level 32 — slash-chord ear drill
Play bass C.
RH:
D major.
Hear:
C Lydian color.
Then D minor.
Hear:
C sus/Ionian-ish/Dorian-adjacent color depending other tones.
Then E♭ major.
Hear:
Cm7 color.
The same bass can support several recognizable upper triads.