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38.30Level 14 — chord ghosting

Instead of full chord stabs every time:

play one full voicing strongly.

Then very light two-note fragments.

Example:

strong: A♭-E♭-G.

ghost: A♭-E♭.

strong later: A♭-D-E♭.

The accompaniment becomes more percussive.