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71.55Level 40 — one note per chord

Fast progression:

Em7 → A7 → Dm7 → G7 → C.

Counterline uses:

one guide tone per chord.

For example:

D → C♯ → C → B → B.

That's enough.

The line is coherent and harmonically informative.