As it may happen with polychords, split chords may also imply polytonality. This type of chord is usually a chord built in thirds to which a change is made to one of its chord members and added to it.
Those changes are more common with thirds but also may happen to the 5th, 7th or the tonic – the altered chord members are usually separated by an octave:
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