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50.8Level 4 — same melody, different harmonic functions
Take the motif:
G-A-F-E♭.
Try it over:
Cm9
Fm9
A♭maj7
G7♭9
Not every note will be equally consonant.
That is useful.
Some become:
- chord tones
- extensions
- passing notes
- suspensions
The melody itself does not need to change.