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62.34Level 16 — sequence versus side-slip

Compare:

Inside motif:

C-E♭-G.

Sequence diatonically:

D-F-A♭.

That may still fit the scale.

Now chromatically side-slip:

D♭-E-G♭.

The second deliberately ignores diatonic membership.

Hear the difference.