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8687 / 18210 · Workshop 70 — From Lead Sheet to Full Solo-Piano Arrangement: Melody First, Bass Second, Inner Voices Third, Chord Symbols Last← prev⊞ allnext →

70.60Level 29 — staggered arrival

Target chord: Fmaj9.

Bass F arrives on beat 1.

Inner guide tone A enters on 2.

RH full support on 2&.

Melody may already be holding G.

The chord arrives progressively.

This is much more alive than:

everyone hits Fmaj9 simultaneously.