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53.57Level 43 — repetition versus sequence

Repeat motif unchanged:

identity.

Transpose motif to new chord:

sequence.

For example:

over C7: G-G-C.

Over F7: C-C-F.

Same functional shape:

5-5-1.

Then over G7: D-D-G.

This is functional transposition.