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80.66Level 40 — ambiguous upper structure → anchored dominant

Play:

A♭ minor triad:

A♭-B-E♭.

Alone: just A♭m.

Now bass G.

It becomes altered upper structure.

Add F.

Now dominant identity is even clearer.

The same notes gain new meaning by contextual layers.