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106.95Level 81 — bass and inner line cooperate

Bass: F-F-C.

Inner: A-A♭-G.

Harmony: F-Fm-C.

Notice:

bass itself barely moves.

Inner voice carries chromatic direction.

Not every line must be in bass.