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78.39Level 21 — parallel upper-structure triads

Over C pedal:

D major triad:

D-F♯-A.

Move to:

E♭ major:

E♭-G-B♭.

Then perhaps:

E major:

E-G♯-B.

This is planing.

But now focus on:

D→E♭→E

D → E♭ → E

F♯→G→G♯

F♯ → G → G♯

A→B♭→B.

Three parallel semitone lines.