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1. The document presents a personal approach to notating Western harmony that aims to be more descriptive and flexible than traditional functional analysis.
2. It proposes writing chords based purely on their pitch content rather than scales or modes, using lowercase letters for individual notes and brackets to show intervals.
3. The goal is to allow composers to accurately and consistently describe exotic harmonies, distinguish between sounds like Cadd4 and C(♯11), and clearly indicate intended scales rather than implied ones.