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70.26Level 10 — preserve melody over multiple basses

Suppose melody holds:

G.

Try bass:

C.

A♭.

F.

D♭.

You already know the result:

G becomes:

5

maj7

9

♯11.

This gives you four reharmonization possibilities for one melody note.