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81.31Level 11 — triad-over-triad laboratory

Keep lower:

C major.

Try upper:

D major.

B♭ major.

E♭ major.

D♭ major.

A major.

F♯ major.

Do not judge theoretically first.

Listen.

Rank:

consonant

colorful

tense

very tense.