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82.75Symmetrical systems often overlap

One passage may simultaneously involve:

  • chromatic bass
  • tritone substitution
  • diminished structure
  • altered dominant
  • whole-tone color

Do not feel obligated to choose one “correct” label.

Different analytical lenses reveal different aspects.