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80.16 Level 7 — C9sus
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80.16Level 7 — C9sus

Bass:

C.

RH:

B♭-D-F-G.

Functions:

♭7

9

11

Still no E.

C9sus - dominant energy without a 3rd

Now we have:

dominant-like ♭7

but no dominant 3rd.

So the chord has strong energy without conventional dominant identity being completely fixed.