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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.