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80.45Level 24 — harmonic defocusing
Reverse.
Start:
C13:
C-E-B♭-D-A.
Remove:
E.
Now C13sus-ish/open.
Remove:
B♭.
Now C6/9/pedal field.
The chord loses specificity.
This is useful for transitions into modal sections.