32.52Step 18 — Design ending separately

Do not simply “arrive at the last chord.”

Choose an ending concept.

Examples:

Clean

V7 → I.

Warm

IV → iv → I.

Jazz

ii → subV → I.

Backdoor

iv7 → ♭VII7 → I.

Open

tonic 6/9.

Dramatic

tag + ritardando + tonic.

Ending is part of composition.