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21.60Level 35 — hearing ambiguity deliberately

Play:

a chord without root.

Example:

F-A-C-E.

Could be:

Fmaj7

Dm9 without root

A minor something depending bass.

Now add different bass notes.

Hear how the same upper structure changes identity.

This is essential for understanding sophisticated jazz harmony.