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39.98Three ways to express harmony

You should now comfortably recognize:

Vertical

block chord/voicing.

Horizontal

riff or melodic line outlining the harmony.

Layered

bass + shell + color/melody.

An arranger chooses among them.

Not every chord needs vertical spelling.