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Because of this dichotomy, I will be outlining two primary sets of chord functions: those that describe soft Oneirotonic, and those that describe hard.

=== Soft Oneiro Functions ===

In soft tunings of the Oneirotonic scale, the Fourth genspan chord will be used as the primary tonic function, since that chord is the most consonant, and is included in six of the eight modes, making it an efficient choice for a general resolution.

==== Dominant ====

In order to define a dominant chord, we need three primary features:

# Creates satisfying motion around a relevant circle, especially a generator

# Contains a tension that resolves cleanly to the tonic chord

# Is regularly contained within the same mode as the tonic

While there are a number of chords that satisfy one or two of these properties, there are very few that satisfy them all; however, the Third genspan chord built on the fifth degree of the scale manages to rise above those other options. It creates motion around the generator, which makes it relevant to many scales and allows secondary dominants to be generalized; it creates tension due to the third above the fifth degree being a leading tone into the tonic; and allowing it to be altered to a Flat-Third chord makes it recognizably appear in four of the six modes that contain the tonic Fourth chord.

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 Because of this dichotomy, I will be outlining two primary sets of chord functions: those that describe soft Oneirotonic, and those that describe hard.
+=== Soft Oneiro Functions ===
+In soft tunings of the Oneirotonic scale, the Fourth genspan chord will be used as the primary tonic function, since that chord is the most consonant, and is included in six of the eight modes, making it an efficient choice for a general resolution.
+==== Dominant ====
+In order to define a dominant chord, we need three primary features:
+# Creates satisfying motion around a relevant circle, especially a generator
+# Contains a tension that resolves cleanly to the tonic chord
+# Is regularly contained within the same mode as the tonic
+While there are a number of chords that satisfy one or two of these properties, there are very few that satisfy them all; however, the Third genspan chord built on the fifth degree of the scale manages to rise above those other options.  It creates motion around the generator, which makes it relevant to many scales and allows secondary dominants to be generalized; it creates tension due to the third above the fifth degree being a leading tone into the tonic; and allowing it to be altered to a Flat-Third chord makes it recognizably appear in four of the six modes that contain the tonic Fourth chord.