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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.