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107.24Level 16 — write the inner line before roots

Choose:

C → B → B♭ → A.

Now find bass/chords.

Perhaps:

Am7? C as 3rd? Let's instead use a clearer context.

Bass: F → G → C → F.

Inner: A → B → B♭ → A.

Possible:

F G7 C7 F.

The line:

3 → 3 → ♭7 → 3.

Interesting.

The lesson is to let line guide harmony.