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57.77Harmony ladder
Keep rhythm and melody fixed.
Pass 1: basic harmony.
Pass 2: secondary dominants.
Pass 3: passing diminished.
Pass 4: tritone subs.
Pass 5: backdoor/minor-IV colors.
This isolates reharmonization.