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60.18Why slash-chord thinking is useful

Instead of memorizing a giant chord symbol like:

C13sus(add9)...

you can think modularly:

C bass + D minor triad.

Much easier to visualize.

Bass module.

Upper-structure module.

This was central in our “Naima” work.