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73.29Level 14 — rhythmic transition without harmony change

Suppose swing section becomes bossa.

Do not necessarily change chords.

Keep:

C6/9.

At boundary:

hold chord.

Stop bass.

One beat of silence.

Resume with straight-eighth bossa pattern.

Harmony stayed.

Groove changed.

The sustained chord is glue.