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2903 / 18210 · Workshop 10 — “My Funny Valentine”: Minor Color, Suspensions, Descending Bass, and Reharmonizing Emotion← prev⊞ allnext →

10.23Suspensions are especially effective here

Suppose dominant:

G7 → Cm.

Instead of resolving immediately:

keep C over G7:

Gsus-type sound

then:

C → B on G7

then resolve to Cm.

Or hold F over Cm and resolve:

F → E♭.

Slow tempo lets these tensions speak.