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63.73Level 32 — slash-chord ear drill

Play bass C.

RH:

D major.

Hear:

C Lydian color.

Then D minor.

Hear:

C sus/Ionian-ish/Dorian-adjacent color depending other tones.

Then E♭ major.

Hear:

Cm7 color.

The same bass can support several recognizable upper triads.