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115.64Level 48 — side-slip phrase

State small motif.

Move it:

up semitone.

Return.

Example shape:

G-A-C.

Then:

A♭-B♭-D♭.

Then:

G-A-C or resolving line.

The outside move is understandable because motif stays.