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123.1The keyboard can secretly compose for you
Put your hands around:
C minor.
You immediately see:
C
E♭
G
A♭
B♭.
Familiar shapes.
Your fingers may automatically produce:
Cm9
A♭maj7
Fm9
G7♭9.
That can sound excellent.
But ask:
Did I choose those harmonies, or did my hands remember them?