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48.23Level 9 — same pattern, different chord color

After several cycles of Fm9:

change one pitch:

D♭ → D

or vice versa.

Now harmony shifts Aeolian ↔ Dorian while the rhythm continues unchanged.

The rhythm becomes the stable dimension.