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80.67Level 41 — ambiguous chromatic planing
Play parallel major triads:
C
D♭
D
E♭.
No bass.
This can sound:
cinematic
planed
nonfunctional.
Now add bass G under one.
Suddenly one becomes a dominant-color upper structure.
Context converts abstract planing into function.