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80.66Level 40 — ambiguous upper structure → anchored dominant
Play:
A♭ minor triad:
A♭-B-E♭.
Alone: just A♭m.
Now bass G.
It becomes altered upper structure.
Add F.
Now dominant identity is even clearer.
The same notes gain new meaning by contextual layers.