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43.7Level 2 — bass ostinato
Let’s use C minor as our laboratory.
Try bass on group beginnings:
C
G
B♭
G.
So over the four groups:
C-G-B♭-G
with durations:
2 eighths
2 eighths
2 eighths
3 eighths.
Loop.