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106.168The editing question
For every bass note ask:
Why does this note occur here?
Possible answers:
- structural root
- inversion
- connects by step
- chromatic approach
- motif
- groove
- pedal
- counterpoint
- formal cue
If answer is merely:
“because that's the chord,”
see whether the line can be improved.