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95.47Level 22 — reduce instrument to role
Guitar playing 6 notes?
Maybe role is simply:
syncopated chord stab.
Strings playing 8 parts?
Maybe role is:
sustained harmonic pad.
Horn section?
Maybe role is:
short response.
You do not need literal transcription.