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51.19Level 6 — diminished symmetry
B♭°7:
B♭ C♯ E G.
Move any note up by minor thirds and you remain in the same pitch collection.
This makes diminished shapes useful for:
- dominant tension
- passing movement
- symmetrical runs
- compact improvisational cells