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Read the D-Minor Route and Degree-VII Returns

Section one is D minor–C–Dm/F–B-flat: i–VII–i in first inversion–VI. Section two is C–Am7–C–D minor: VII–v7–VII–i. D minor uses one raised left-hand finger for degree I, a minor left-wrist world and one right-hand finger. Dm/F keeps that left state but raises two right-hand fingers for first inversion.

C uses the degree-VII left pattern: raise thumb, index and little fingers, set the left wrist to the major world and show one right-hand finger. B-flat uses the degree-VI index-plus-little-finger pattern in major with one right-hand finger. Am7 uses all five left-hand digits for degree V, a minor wrist world and three right-hand fingers.

Preview the unusual left patterns before Start. Degree VII needs three non-adjacent digits; degree VI needs two. Practise opening and closing those shapes without turning the palm away from the lens. The right hand can stay on one finger through the first five targets except Dm/F, so most early errors can be traced to the left degree or wrist world.

• Targets 2, 5 and 7 use the same C state: degree VII, major world and one-finger right-hand triad.
• Targets 1 and 8 use the same D-minor home state: degree I, minor world and one right-hand finger.
• Target 3 preserves D-minor degree and world but raises two right-hand fingers for Dm/F.
• Target 6 combines degree V, the minor wrist world and three right-hand fingers for Am7.

Make Degree VII a Stable Three-Digit Shape

For degree VII, extend the left thumb, index finger and little finger while the two middle fingers stay folded. Face the fingertips toward the camera and keep the wrist visible. Do not slide the hand to find C; the finger pattern supplies the degree and the major wrist world supplies its chord family in this exercise.

Hold the complete C state for about 350 milliseconds. After its confirmation, use the 650-millisecond pause to plan the next target without collapsing the hand early. Repeating C at targets two, five and seven lets you compare recognition under three different incoming changes: D minor, B-flat and Am7.

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Separate D Minor, Dm/F and Am7

D minor and Dm/F use the same degree-I left hand and minor wrist world. Their right-hand quality is the difference: one raised finger for the minor triad, two for its first inversion. Am7 also uses the minor world, but it changes the left hand to degree V and the right hand to three fingers for a minor seventh.

At the section break, relax after B-flat and choose Next section when C is prepared. Repeat the second section to practise C–Am7–C–D minor. The route asks for two clear major-to-minor world changes; keep the rotation compact and let the match chips confirm each complete state instead of rushing toward the final D minor.

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Use the Fixed 72 BPM Reference and Fix Minor-Route Errors

Complete the two sections with the click off, then enable the optional metronome. It begins after the first detected chord and runs at the song's fixed 72 BPM. The click is a pacing reference, not an automatic sequencer; it turns off at the section boundary and does not change targets when camera inputs are incomplete.

If C never matches, keep only the left thumb, index and little fingers extended and use the major wrist world. If Dm/F reads as D minor, show two right-hand fingers. If Am7 reads as a major seventh, maintain degree V but tilt the left wrist to minor and show three right-hand fingers. Stable visual matching with late sound points to device latency.

Complete one pass focused only on degree VII, one focused on minor-world accuracy and one full musical pass. The first can use Skip for non-C targets; the final pass should not. This staged method identifies whether failures come from the non-adjacent finger pattern, wrist classification or the Am7 quality before several variables change together.

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