32.52Step 18 — Design ending separately
Do not simply “arrive at the last chord.”
Choose an ending concept.
Examples:
Clean
V7 → I.
Warm
IV → iv → I.
Jazz
ii → subV → I.
Backdoor
iv7 → ♭VII7 → I.
Open
tonic 6/9.
Dramatic
tag + ritardando + tonic.
Ending is part of composition.