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68.32Level 14 — bossa harmonic rhythm

Bossa can support relatively frequent harmony, but the groove often benefits when chord attacks and chord changes are not identical.

Chord may change at beat 1.

RH attack may anticipate on 4&.

This creates:

harmonic change

versus:

surface articulation.

Two different clocks.