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62.49Level 24 — chromatic mediant detour

Now a longer form of “outside.”

From C major:

move briefly to:

E♭ major

or E major

then return.

These roots are related by major/minor thirds rather than ordinary diatonic function.

This is no longer a tiny side-slip.

It becomes a harmonic detour.