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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.