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89.99Level 61 — anchor hierarchy
For each style ask:
Which layer is responsible for proving where time is?
Swing: walking bass often.
Funk: bass ostinato or 16th grid.
Bossa: bass + syncopated pattern.
Ballad: sometimes none explicitly; internal pulse carries it.
Waltz: bass beat 1 often anchors.