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111.19Level 9 — dominant acceleration

Stay in tonic/predominant regions calmly.

As cadence approaches:

dominant colors change faster.

Example:

G7sus

→ G13

→ G7♭9

→ G7alt

→ C.

Function remains one dominant arrow.

Intensity rises.