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40.40Level 18 — riff reharmonization
Suppose the riff contains:
C-E♭-E-G.
Ask what chords can support it.
C7: obvious.
F7: some notes become tensions.
A♭7: C = 3, E♭ = 5, G can be maj7-ish tension depending voicing.
You can discover harmonic possibilities from the riff.