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78.4Level 1 — shell + one color

Dm7: F-C-E

= 3,7,9.

G7: F-B-E

= 7,3,13.

Cmaj7: E-B-D

= 3,7,9.

Notice:

E remains through all three.

That one common tone unifies the progression.