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66.48Level 24 — guide tones in left-hand shells

Solo piano:

LH can play:

3rd + 7th

while RH melody improvises.

Example:

Dm7: F-C.

G7: F-B.

Cmaj7: E-B.

No roots.

If root is implied by context, this can sound very elegant.