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66.67Level 37 — guide-tone reduction of a tune
Take any standard.
Ignore:
extensions
passing chords
upper structures.
Write only:
3rd and 7th of every structural chord.
Play them as two voices.
If the harmonic story remains clear:
you understand the tune.