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107.3Level 1 — one inner voice only
Take:
Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7.
Bass:
D → G → C.
Melody:
A → G → G, for example.
Now add only one inner line:
F → F → E.
Play.
That already tells a lot of the harmony.