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73.26Level 12 — modal-to-functional transition
C Dorian vamp.
Bass C.
Upper colors float.
How do we enter functional harmony?
Introduce:
G7.
Especially:
G7♭9 or G7alt.
Then:
Cm.
One dominant chord suddenly changes the grammatical system.
This is the transition.