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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.