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81.108The larger theoretical lesson

We've gradually moved through:

triads

extensions

upper structures

triad pairs

pentatonics

slash chords

ambiguity.

Polychords reveal that these are not completely separate categories.

The same pitch structure can be heard at different hierarchical levels.