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37.61Level 32 — solo development
A useful solo architecture:
Chorus 1
major pentatonic, sparse.
Chorus 2
more syncopation.
Chorus 3
target chord 3rds.
Chorus 4
cross-rhythmic motif.
Final
simplify again.
Notice:
the architecture is largely rhythmic rather than harmonic.