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35.16Level 5 — play temporary homes

Practice:

Em7♭5 → A7 → Dm.

Pause briefly.

Then:

Cm7 → F7 → B♭maj7.

Pause longer.

The difference in pause makes B♭ sound structurally more important.

Hierarchy is performed.