ledger: L-77 done (9415daf) — hybrid loop+history voicings rail, pushed both remotes

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

docs/agents/LEDGER.md

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Standing principles (memory): scroll > click; nothing duplicated; one global ins
 | L-75 | Implement TryThis side-by-side + per-sub instrument diagrams per D-75 (drops the rotation; follows the loop/current chord; instrument-following diagram) | engineering | done `957ce88` (combined-gate PASS) | D-75 | `src/components/TryThis.jsx`, `src/App.jsx` (pass `instrument` to the mount — grep-clean) | up-to-4 subs side by side each with a playable-shape diagram in the current instrument; tap→modal; honest empties; build+smoke green |
 | L-76 | Implement RelatedProgressions 2×2 grid per D-75 (same-style + cross-style sections in a 2-col grid using the left-column width) | engineering | done `e695716` (combined-gate PASS) | D-75 | `src/components/RelatedProgressions.jsx` | 2×2 layout; both sections adapt; no logic/scoring change; build+smoke green |
 | D-76 | **Related-area v2** (user 2026-07-13, "one last change"): (a) VOICINGS RAIL — currently shows all loop stations when a loop matches, but only the SINGLE current chord in the heard-live/no-loop fallback (JamGuide railContent :373-424). User wants: ALWAYS show multiple chords' voicings, MOST RECENT FIRST — loop chords when matched (KEEP canonical order + a moving "now" playhead highlight — design call, reordering would break GlanceRail's between-adjacent voice-leading chips AND reshuffle rows every chord, contradicting the user's anti-jump preference; most-recent-first applies to the NO-LOOP history rail), else the recent distinct chord history (from chordHistory, cap ~6, most-recent-first). Never just one. **User confirm pending on the loop-ordering deviation (asked 2026-07-13).** (b) TRY THIS — cap at **3** suggestions (was 4); **STABLE fixed layout** (reserve 3 slots so 2-vs-3 subs never shifts position — the user: "annoying when the layout changes then u dont know where to look"); each suggestion shows **≥3 ways to play it** — guitar = **3×3** (3 subs × up to 3 getGuitarVoicings shapes each), piano = **1** MiniPiano each ("for piano it can be just one thats okay"), bass = root caption. Honest space math (left col ~744px for the 3×3 guitar; rail column for the multi-chord history). No user gate: pick strongest, ≥2 rejected alts | design | ready | — | `docs/design/related-area-v2.md` | rail always-multi-chord-most-recent-first spec'd; try-this 3-cap + stable-3-slot + 3-shapes-guitar/1-piano with honest math; L-77/L-78 bounded |
-| L-77 | Voicings rail — HYBRID (user re-scope 2026-07-13): when a loop is found, HIGHLIGHT the loop chords as a "loop" group AND list the OTHER recent distinct chords from full chordHistory underneath ("also played"); when no loop, just the recent distinct history. Show **≥4 chords total** as soon as any chord history exists (top up from history to reach 4+). Loop group keeps canonical order + moving "now" playhead (voice-leading chips valid); history group most-recent-first, no chips. Each chord expands to its full voicing gallery (keep composition) | engineering | claimed | D-76 | `src/components/JamGuide.jsx`, `src/components/GlanceRail.jsx` | loop highlighted + others underneath; ≥4 when history exists; no-loop → history ≥4 most-recent-first; galleries + focus preserved; audio contract untouched; build+validate+smoke green |
+| L-77 | Voicings rail — HYBRID (user re-scope 2026-07-13): when a loop is found, HIGHLIGHT the loop chords as a "loop" group AND list the OTHER recent distinct chords from full chordHistory underneath ("also played"); when no loop, just the recent distinct history. Show **≥4 chords total** as soon as any chord history exists (top up from history to reach 4+). Loop group keeps canonical order + moving "now" playhead (voice-leading chips valid); history group most-recent-first, no chips. Each chord expands to its full voicing gallery (keep composition) | engineering | done `9415daf` (direct push per user) | D-76 | `src/components/JamGuide.jsx`, `src/components/GlanceRail.jsx` | loop highlighted + others underneath; ≥4 when history exists; no-loop → history ≥4 most-recent-first; galleries + focus preserved; audio contract untouched; build+validate+smoke green — **done** (GlanceRail +`showTransitions` prop (default true, byte-compat); JamGuide `recentDistinctChords`/`historyStations` memo + hybrid railContent; RAIL_TOTAL_CAP 8 / NO_LOOP_HISTORY_CAP 6; 903/903; only 2 locked files, contract-clean. Maestro folded 2 honesty fixes on shared GlanceRail: history group drops "the loop"/"playhead" framing; history rows non-focusable (no inert button). Full independent Critic gate waived per user "push when its done") |
 | L-78 | Try-this per D-76: max 3 subs, stable 3-slot layout, 3 guitar shapes each (3×3) / 1 piano each | engineering | done `d543b98` (direct push per user 2026-07-13; verified build+validate+smoke 903/903 — full independent Critic gate waived for the push) | D-76 | `src/components/TryThis.jsx` (+ per doc) | ≤3 subs in fixed slots; guitar 3 shapes/sub; piano 1; layout stable 2-vs-3; reactivity preserved; build+smoke green |
 | C-70 | Sprint-end sweep + PR update (BOTH gitea+github). Fold: drop stale ", each playable" from VoicingBrowser aria (:278/:314, combined-gate finding) | quality | backlog | L-70, L-71, L-72, L-74, L-75, L-76, L-77, L-78 | `src/components/VoicingBrowser.jsx` (aria one-liner) | all green; aria fixed; PRs updated |
 
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ Emphasis this sprint: **ship the Jam Guide MVP** (put the 8 guitar style packs o
 _(Maestro appends one line per completed iteration: `<date> · <task ids done> · <next>`.)_
 
 - 2026-07-13 · **sprint-dashboard-polish — direct push (user "push everything now")** · done: L-78 (`d543b98` Try-this 3×3 ways-to-play — up to 3 guitar grips / 1 piano per suggestion, fixed anti-jump 3-slot frame; verified build+validate-KB+smoke 903/903; full independent Critic gate waived at user request) · L-77 re-scoped SAME DAY per user: rail should HIGHLIGHT loop chords when a loop is found AND list the other recent chords underneath, ≥4 total once history exists (was: replace-with-history). Rebuilding + pushing per "add this to the branch also and push when its done" · next: build L-77 (hybrid loop+history rail) → verify → push both remotes
+- 2026-07-13 · **L-77 done + pushed** (`9415daf`) · hybrid voicings rail: loop group highlighted ("the loop") + "also played" recent-distinct chords underneath (most-recent-first, ≥4 once history exists), no-loop → history rail replaces the single-chord fallback; GlanceRail gains `showTransitions` (default true, loop byte-unchanged). Maestro verified build+validate+smoke 903/903 and folded 2 honesty fixes on the shared GlanceRail (history group no longer says "loop"/"playhead"; history rows non-focusable → no inert button). App.jsx/audio untouched. Pushed both remotes · next: C-70 sprint-end sweep (aria one-liner + PR updates) when user confirms the rail looks right
 
 - 2026-06-14 · done: M-01 · in-review (awaiting user pick): D-00a/b/c viz concepts · next: D-SEL (user chooses) → then L-01/D-01/D-02 implement chosen concept
 - 2026-06-15 · done: D-00a/b/c, D-SEL (Roadmap chosen), L-01 (match.js + banner refactor), L-01b (guideTones/voiceLeadingPairs/soloScale) — Critic PASS both · next: L-02 (JamGuide shell) → D-01 (RoadmapTrack) ‖ D-01b (ChordDiagram)

src/components/GlanceRail.jsx

@@ -48,16 +48,31 @@
 // page mid-jam. The L-33 auto-centre effect was deleted in L-40 and must never
 // return; the highlight travels, the user owns the scrollbar.
 //
+// HYBRID rail reuse (task L-77, refines D-76; user directive 2026-07-13 — "highlight
+// the loop chords when it finds a loop but also add the other chords underneath"):
+// JamGuide now renders GlanceRail TWICE — once for the canonical LOOP group (the
+// original call, byte-unchanged) and once for the "also played" recent-history
+// group. The history group passes `showTransitions={false}` (see the prop below)
+// because history order is NOT canonical: the between-adjacent voice-leading chips
+// and the "next" tag are only true for the loop's canonical wheel, so they are
+// suppressed for the history rail. Everything else (per-row gallery, "now" via
+// activeIndex, the SoloLabel/AimDots guide-tone education) is correct for any chord
+// and stays. Default (`showTransitions` absent) is byte-compatible with the loop.
+//
 // Pure presentational. Props:
 //   stations     — [{ shape, voicing, rootPc, quality, label, rn }] canonical order
 //   activeIndex  — playhead station (canonicalPos); -1 = loop known, playhead
-//                  not — no row is marked "now" (content never changes either way)
+//                  not — no row is marked "now" (content never changes either way).
+//                  The history group passes -1 (no playhead — see JamGuide).
 //   focusedIndex — the focused station index, or null (nothing focused)
 //   onFocus      — fn(index|null): toggle a station's focus
 //   instrument   — 'guitar' | 'piano' (VoicingBrowser `show`; bass never mounts
 //                  this rail — JamGuide renders BassGuideRows instead, D-40 §3)
 //   keyRoot      — key tonic pitch class 0–11 (ChordDiagram fret placement)
 //   keyMode      — key mode name (soloScale's minor-key dominant nudge)
+//   showTransitions — default true (the loop caller is unchanged). false → the
+//                  voice-leading TransitionChips and the "next" tag are suppressed
+//                  (history order is not canonically adjacent, task L-77).
 
 import { NOTES, guideTones, voiceLeadingPairs, soloScale } from '../lib/theory'
 import VoicingBrowser from './VoicingBrowser'
@@ -164,23 +179,38 @@ function StationRow({
       style={{ opacity: isNow || isFocused ? 1 : 0.85 }}
     >
       {/* ── Header line: identity + the folded roadmap education ── */}
+      {/* Loop rows (onToggleFocus provided) keep the focus-toggle button — the
+          D-03 fretboard guide-tone contract, byte-unchanged. History rows pass
+          no toggle → a plain, non-interactive identity (no inert button /
+          misleading "focus" tooltip / stray focus ring), L-77. */}
       <div className="mb-1.5 flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1">
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          aria-pressed={isFocused}
-          onClick={onToggleFocus}
-          title={isFocused
-            ? `Unfocus ${st.label} — clear its guide tones from the fretboard`
-            : `Focus ${st.label} — light its guide tones on the fretboard`}
-          className="flex min-h-[32px] items-center gap-2 rounded px-1 outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent"
-        >
-          <span className="text-sm font-bold leading-none text-gray-100">{st.label}</span>
-          {st.rn && (
-            <span className="text-[9px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-400">
-              {st.rn}
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </button>
+        {onToggleFocus ? (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            aria-pressed={isFocused}
+            onClick={onToggleFocus}
+            title={isFocused
+              ? `Unfocus ${st.label} — clear its guide tones from the fretboard`
+              : `Focus ${st.label} — light its guide tones on the fretboard`}
+            className="flex min-h-[32px] items-center gap-2 rounded px-1 outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-accent"
+          >
+            <span className="text-sm font-bold leading-none text-gray-100">{st.label}</span>
+            {st.rn && (
+              <span className="text-[9px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-400">
+                {st.rn}
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </button>
+        ) : (
+          <div className="flex min-h-[32px] items-center gap-2 px-1">
+            <span className="text-sm font-bold leading-none text-gray-100">{st.label}</span>
+            {st.rn && (
+              <span className="text-[9px] font-medium uppercase tracking-wide text-gray-400">
+                {st.rn}
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        )}
         {isNow && (
           <span className="text-[9px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-accent">
             now
@@ -222,17 +252,21 @@ function StationRow({
 
 export default function GlanceRail({
   stations = [], activeIndex = -1, focusedIndex = null, onFocus, instrument, keyRoot, keyMode,
+  showTransitions = true,
 }) {
   const n = stations.length
   if (n === 0) return null
-  const nextIndex = activeIndex >= 0 && n > 1 ? (activeIndex + 1) % n : -1
+  // The "next" tag is a loop-adjacency claim → suppressed for the history group.
+  const nextIndex = showTransitions && activeIndex >= 0 && n > 1 ? (activeIndex + 1) % n : -1
 
   // Voice-leading rails: rail i leaves station i for station (i+1) mod n — the
   // last rail wraps back to station 0 (the loop is a wheel). The headline rail
   // is the 7→3 (voiceLeadingPairs lists the 7th first); a one-chord loop has
-  // no transition to speak of.
+  // no transition to speak of. Suppressed entirely for the history group
+  // (showTransitions=false) — its rows are recent-first, not canonically
+  // adjacent, so a "next F→E" chip would point at the wrong neighbour (L-77).
   const rails = stations.map((st, i) => {
-    if (n < 2) return null
+    if (!showTransitions || n < 2) return null
     const next = stations[(i + 1) % n]
     return voiceLeadingPairs(
       { root: st.rootPc, quality: st.quality },
@@ -240,13 +274,30 @@ export default function GlanceRail({
     )[0] ?? null
   })
 
+  // Section framing (L-77 honesty fix): showTransitions === true ⟺ the canonical
+  // LOOP group; the "also played" history group (showTransitions=false) is recent-
+  // first with no playhead, so it must NOT claim "the loop" / "the playhead". Rows
+  // in the history group are also non-focusable (no onFocus → no inert header
+  // button); the loop group's function keeps its focus toggle byte-unchanged.
+  const isLoop = showTransitions
+  const focusable = typeof onFocus === 'function'
+  const sectionAria = isLoop
+    ? 'Voicing variations — every chord of the loop, all expanded'
+    : 'Voicing variations — every recently played chord, all expanded'
+  const sectionTitle = isLoop
+    ? 'Variations · every chord, every voicing — the playhead highlights'
+    : 'Variations · every chord, every voicing'
+  const sectionFoot = isLoop
+    ? "Voicings follow the loop — the playhead highlights the chord you're on."
+    : 'Recent chords — newest first; every voicing of each.'
+
   return (
     <section
       className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-panel p-2"
-      aria-label="Voicing variations — every chord of the loop, all expanded"
+      aria-label={sectionAria}
     >
       <h4 className="mb-2 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500">
-        Variations · every chord, every voicing — the playhead highlights
+        {sectionTitle}
       </h4>
 
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2" role="list">
@@ -257,7 +308,7 @@ export default function GlanceRail({
             isNow={i === activeIndex}
             isNext={i === nextIndex}
             isFocused={focusedIndex === i}
-            onToggleFocus={() => onFocus?.(focusedIndex === i ? null : i)}
+            onToggleFocus={focusable ? (() => onFocus(focusedIndex === i ? null : i)) : null}
             instrument={instrument}
             keyRoot={keyRoot}
             keyMode={keyMode}
@@ -268,9 +319,9 @@ export default function GlanceRail({
       </div>
 
       {/* No ▶ anywhere anymore (dashboard-polish.md §3 — "leave them off,
-          better not"); the rail is purely visual and follows the loop. */}
+          better not"); the rail is purely visual. */}
       <p className="mt-2 text-[11px] text-gray-500">
-        Voicings follow the loop — the playhead highlights the chord you're on.
+        {sectionFoot}
       </p>
     </section>
   )

src/components/JamGuide.jsx

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { buildLoopIndex, matchLoopToProgression, findLoopPosition, chordRootPC }
 import { NOTES, CHORD_TYPES } from '../lib/theory'
 import GlanceRail, { AimDots, SoloLabel } from './GlanceRail'
 import BassPatternCard from './BassPatternCard'
-import VoicingBrowser from './VoicingBrowser'
 import LickCard, { TechniqueLegend } from './LickCard'
 import PianoLickCard from './PianoLickCard'
 import { ExploreSection, VoicingsSection, LevelChips } from './ExplorePanel'
@@ -165,6 +164,92 @@ function lickFitsContext(lick, context) {
   return wanted.length > 0 && tokens.some(t => wanted.includes(t))
 }
 
+// ─── "Also played" history rail helpers (task L-77, refines D-76) ─────────────
+//
+// The HYBRID voicings rail (user directive 2026-07-13 — "highlight the loop
+// chords when it finds a loop but also add the other chords underneath … at
+// least 4 or more"): a loop group (canonical GlanceRail, untouched) PLUS an
+// "also played" group of the other recently-played distinct chords, most-recent-
+// first, and — when no loop is found — just the history group. All parsing reuses
+// the established app idiom (chordRootPC + the CHORD_TYPES suffix inversion,
+// mirroring TryThis.jsx `parseChordName` / RelatedProgressions) — no theory
+// re-derivation.
+
+// Rail size policy. Overall cap across BOTH groups so the column never runs
+// away; the no-loop history rail caps a little lower. The ≥4 guarantee falls out
+// of RAIL_TOTAL_CAP − loopLen ≥ 4 − loopLen for any loopLen ≤ RAIL_TOTAL_CAP:
+// the history top-up is always allowed to reach four total when four distinct
+// chords exist (it never fabricates — it shows only what was actually played).
+const RAIL_TOTAL_CAP = 8       // loop group + "also played" group combined
+const NO_LOOP_HISTORY_CAP = 6  // no loop matched → history rail alone
+
+// Invert CHORD_TYPES suffix → quality (the app idiom — mirrors TryThis.jsx /
+// RelatedProgressions; all 14 suffixes are unique).
+const SUFFIX_TO_QUALITY = Object.fromEntries(
+  Object.entries(CHORD_TYPES).map(([quality, def]) => [def.suffix, quality])
+)
+
+// Parse a chord-name string → { rootPc, quality } via the shared helpers. Returns
+// null when unparseable (unknown suffix / bad root) so the caller drops it.
+function parseHistoryChord(name) {
+  if (typeof name !== 'string') return null
+  const rootPc = chordRootPC(name)
+  if (rootPc < 0) return null
+  const m = name.match(/^[A-G][b#]?(.*)$/)
+  const quality = m ? SUFFIX_TO_QUALITY[m[1]] : undefined
+  if (!quality) return null
+  return { rootPc, quality }
+}
+
+// recentDistinctChords(chordHistory, cap, excludeNames) → GlanceRail-shaped
+// station rows for the "also played" group. Walks chordHistory from the NEWEST
+// end backward, collecting DISTINCT chord NAMES (first-seen-from-newest wins —
+// the most-recent occurrence fixes each chord's slot, so a "F Am F Am" ping-pong
+// yields [Am, F], the different chords each once). Names in `excludeNames` (the
+// loop group's chords) are skipped so the two groups never duplicate a chord.
+// Unparseable names are dropped. Returns MOST-RECENT-FIRST, capped. Empty /
+// undefined history → []. Stations carry identity only (shape/voicing null) — an
+// arbitrary played chord has no authored KB play, exactly the null `recommended`
+// GlanceRail already renders gracefully.
+function recentDistinctChords(chordHistory, cap, excludeNames) {
+  if (!Array.isArray(chordHistory) || cap <= 0) return []
+  const exclude = excludeNames instanceof Set ? excludeNames : new Set(excludeNames ?? [])
+  const seen = new Set()
+  const out = []
+  for (let i = chordHistory.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+    const name = chordHistory[i]
+    if (seen.has(name)) continue
+    seen.add(name)
+    if (exclude.has(name)) continue
+    const parsed = parseHistoryChord(name)
+    if (!parsed) continue
+    out.push({
+      shape: null,
+      voicing: null,
+      rootPc: parsed.rootPc,
+      quality: parsed.quality,
+      label: name,
+      rn: '', // history is key-relative-agnostic here; rn stays empty (cheap, honest)
+    })
+    if (out.length >= cap) break
+  }
+  return out
+}
+
+// Small group caption above each rail group (tokens only — no raw hex).
+function RailGroupCaption({ children, tone = 'loop' }) {
+  return (
+    <p
+      className={
+        'mb-1 px-1 text-[9px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest ' +
+        (tone === 'loop' ? 'text-accent/80' : 'text-gray-500')
+      }
+    >
+      {children}
+    </p>
+  )
+}
+
 // ─── JamGuide — the jam dashboard grid (default export) ───────────────────────
 //
 // Props:
@@ -324,6 +409,22 @@ export default function JamGuide({ detectedProgression, keyInfo, chordHistory =
     return stations
   }, [match.matched, match.progression, match.style, instrument, keyRoot])
 
+  // ── "Also played" history stations (task L-77, refines D-76) ────────────────
+  // The other recently-played DISTINCT chords, most-recent-first, that are NOT in
+  // the loop group. When a loop is matched the cap tops the two groups up toward
+  // RAIL_TOTAL_CAP; with no loop the history rail stands alone (NO_LOOP_HISTORY_
+  // CAP). Keyed on chordHistory (+ the loop via stationVoicings) so it recomputes
+  // as chords commit. Loop chords are excluded by their rendered label so the two
+  // groups never repeat a chord. instrument-agnostic identity — GlanceRail /
+  // BassGuideRows draw the per-chord gallery from {rootPc, quality}.
+  const historyStations = useMemo(() => {
+    const loopNames = match.matched ? new Set(stationVoicings.map(s => s.label)) : null
+    const cap = match.matched
+      ? Math.max(RAIL_TOTAL_CAP - stationVoicings.length, 0)
+      : NO_LOOP_HISTORY_CAP
+    return recentDistinctChords(chordHistory, cap, loopNames)
+  }, [match.matched, stationVoicings, chordHistory])
+
   // ── Authored bass plays (L-42) ──────────────────────────────────────────────
   // When the matched style ships a bass pack with plays for this progression,
   // BassGuideRows renders each play's per-station pattern card in the gallery
@@ -367,62 +468,108 @@ export default function JamGuide({ detectedProgression, keyInfo, chordHistory =
   // re-sorting with the jam (D-31 §2.4).
   const contextStation = stationVoicings[canonicalPos >= 0 ? canonicalPos : 0] ?? null
 
-  // ── The rail (right column at xl / second block stacked): the suggested-
-  // voicings surface — GlanceRail, BassGuideRows, the heard-live gallery, or
-  // the honest idle line (one-screen.md §3, §4). ──
+  // ── The rail (right column at xl / second block stacked) — HYBRID (task L-77,
+  // refines D-76; user directive 2026-07-13: "highlight the loop chords when it
+  // finds a loop but also add the other chords underneath … at least 4 or more").
+  // TWO groups, so multiple chords' voicings are ALWAYS visible (the old single-
+  // chord heard-live fallback is retired):
+  //   A) LOOP group (only when a loop matches) — the canonical GlanceRail /
+  //      BassGuideRows, byte-unchanged: KB order, moving "now" playhead, valid
+  //      between-adjacent voice-leading chips. A subtle "the loop" caption marks
+  //      it as THE loop.
+  //   B) "ALSO PLAYED" group — the other recent DISTINCT chords (historyStations),
+  //      most-recent-first, each expanded to its full voicing gallery. NO voice-
+  //      leading chips (showTransitions=false — history order is not canonically
+  //      adjacent) and NO "now" badge (activeIndex=-1). With no loop this group
+  //      stands alone and IS the rail. The ≥4-total guarantee comes from the
+  //      RAIL_TOTAL_CAP top-up in `historyStations` (it shows only chords actually
+  //      played — never fabricates).
+  // Empty history + no loop → the slim idle line (unchanged). Bass mirrors the
+  // hybrid via BassGuideRows (`live` on the history group suppresses approach —
+  // history is not a loop). ──
+  const hasHistory = historyStations.length > 0
   const railContent = match.matched ? (
     instrument === 'bass' ? (
-      /* Bass rows (D-40 §3): authored pattern cards when the matched style
-         ships a bass pack (L-42), computed roots/fifths/approaches as the
-         honest fallback otherwise. The licks strip hides either way
-         (guitar tab licks are noise to a bassist mid-jam). */
-      <BassGuideRows
-        stations={stationVoicings}
-        activeIndex={canonicalPos}
-        keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
-        plays={bassPlays}
-      />
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+        <div>
+          <RailGroupCaption>the loop</RailGroupCaption>
+          {/* Bass rows (D-40 §3): authored pattern cards when the matched style
+              ships a bass pack (L-42), computed roots/fifths/approaches as the
+              honest fallback otherwise. */}
+          <BassGuideRows
+            stations={stationVoicings}
+            activeIndex={canonicalPos}
+            keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
+            plays={bassPlays}
+          />
+        </div>
+        {hasHistory && (
+          <div>
+            <RailGroupCaption tone="history">also played · newest first</RailGroupCaption>
+            {/* `live` = no approach line (history is not a canonical loop). */}
+            <BassGuideRows
+              stations={historyStations}
+              activeIndex={-1}
+              keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
+              live
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
     ) : (
-      /* The voicing rail — ALL stations expanded as vertical rows; the
-         playhead only highlights (D-41, D-40 §4). */
-      <GlanceRail
-        stations={stationVoicings}
-        activeIndex={canonicalPos}
-        focusedIndex={focusedStation}
-        onFocus={setFocusedStation}
-        instrument={instrument}
-        keyRoot={keyRoot}
-        keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
-      />
+      <div className="flex flex-col gap-3">
+        <div>
+          <RailGroupCaption>the loop</RailGroupCaption>
+          {/* The voicing rail — ALL loop stations expanded as vertical rows; the
+              playhead only highlights (D-41, D-40 §4). Untouched. */}
+          <GlanceRail
+            stations={stationVoicings}
+            activeIndex={canonicalPos}
+            focusedIndex={focusedStation}
+            onFocus={setFocusedStation}
+            instrument={instrument}
+            keyRoot={keyRoot}
+            keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
+          />
+        </div>
+        {hasHistory && (
+          <div>
+            <RailGroupCaption tone="history">also played · newest first</RailGroupCaption>
+            {/* History group: most-recent-first, no transition chips, no "now". */}
+            <GlanceRail
+              stations={historyStations}
+              activeIndex={-1}
+              instrument={instrument}
+              keyRoot={keyRoot}
+              keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
+              showTransitions={false}
+            />
+          </div>
+        )}
+      </div>
     )
-  ) : liveChord ? (
-    /* No loop matched, but chords are committing (D-31 §2.3): a single
-       "heard live" gallery, re-aimed on every chord commit. Auto-follow
-       only — nothing plays by itself. Bass: D-40 §3's prose forbids guitar/
-       piano galleries under BASS, so the live chord gets the same computed
-       root/fifth line (no next chord → no approach) instead. */
+  ) : hasHistory ? (
+    /* No loop matched, but chords have been played: the "also played" group IS
+       the rail — recent distinct chords, most-recent-first, ≥4 when available.
+       This replaces the old single-chord heard-live fallback (D-76 §0). Bass:
+       D-40 §3 forbids guitar/piano galleries under BASS, so BassGuideRows draws
+       the computed root/fifth line per chord (`live` → no approach). */
     instrument === 'bass' ? (
       <BassGuideRows
-        stations={[{ rootPc: liveChord.rootPc, quality: liveChord.type, label: currentChord, rn: '' }]}
-        activeIndex={0}
+        stations={historyStations}
+        activeIndex={-1}
         keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
         live
       />
     ) : (
-      <section
-        className="rounded-2xl border border-border bg-panel p-3"
-        aria-label={`Heard live — every ${instrument} voicing of ${currentChord}`}
-      >
-        <h4 className="mb-1 text-[10px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-widest text-gray-500">
-          Heard live · {currentChord} — every voicing
-        </h4>
-        <p className="mb-2 text-[11px] text-gray-500">
-          {detectedProgression?.length
-            ? `Heard ${detectedProgression.join(' → ')} — no ${activeStyle} pattern matched yet; following the chord as it commits.`
-            : 'No repeating loop yet — following the chord as it commits.'}
-        </p>
-        <VoicingBrowser rootPc={liveChord.rootPc} quality={liveChord.type} show={instrument} dense />
-      </section>
+      <GlanceRail
+        stations={historyStations}
+        activeIndex={-1}
+        instrument={instrument}
+        keyRoot={keyRoot}
+        keyMode={keyInfo?.mode}
+        showTransitions={false}
+      />
     )
   ) : (
     /* Nothing heard yet — one slim line (~40px): the idle rail must not