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118.29Harmony memory
Chord-symbol memorization alone is useful but limited.
Suppose you memorize:
Cmaj7 – A7 – Dm9 – G13.
Better than nothing.
But stronger:
I – V/ii – ii – V.
Now you know:
why they are there.