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68.22Separate root rhythm from color rhythm

This is very important.

Root may remain:

C

for four bars.

Upper color may change every beat:

Cmaj7

C6

Cmaj9

Cmaj7♯11

C6/9.

Is that five chords?

Maybe not functionally.

It may be one tonic field with fast color rhythm.