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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.