is there a higher level than chord sequence?

Question

So, to clarify:
In music there are notes. Multiple notes combined form a chord which serves in conveying certain emotions (like sadness for minor chords). Multiple chords form a sequence that conveys a sense of movement.
I am aware that most songs repeat their chord sequences (like four chord songs).
My question is: Is there a stylistic tool that utilizes sequences of chord progressions, or is there no ‘higher level’ and it’s merely considered a long string of chords?

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Answer 1

Yes, there is the mode:

The group of chords you’re familiar with, such as major and minor chords, all include a subset of the possible notes. If you play them as a scale you’ll notice they have the same sequence of steps between (e.g. WWHWWWH) but what if we were to use a different set of steps? We would be in a different mode.

In Western music these are the same sequence but shifted/rotated. Music used to defer to a different mode than the one commonly used now!