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4.23Level 7 — Bass-line awareness

The root motion already sounds like a bass line:

A-D-G-C-F-B-E-A

But you can connect roots.

For example:

A → C → D

A → C → D

or:

D → F♯ → G

D → F♯ → G

or:

G → B → C.

Use chord tones and chromatic approaches.