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9063 / 18210 · Workshop 74 — Rhythmic Reharmonization: Keeping the Chords but Changing Their Placement, Anticipation, Delay, Pedal, Syncopation, and Groove Identity← prev⊞ allnext →

74.30Level 15 — syncopated chord change

Now actual harmony changes offbeat.

Cmaj7 stays until:

2&.

Then Am7 begins.

Later Dm7 begins on:

4&.

Now the harmonic structure itself is syncopated.

This is stronger than merely attacking a static chord offbeat.