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21.60Your reharmonization toolbox so far

You now have:

  1. Functional substitution

    • I ↔ vi/iii
    • IV ↔ ii
    • V7 ↔ vii°
  2. Extensions

    • maj9, m9, 13, etc.
  3. Inversions

    • create bass lines
  4. Secondary dominants

    • E7→Am, A7→Dm
  5. ii–V insertion

  6. Passing diminished

    • C→C♯°7→Dm
  7. Borrowed harmony

    • F→Fm→C
  8. Deceptive resolution

    • G7→Am
  9. Pedal points

  10. Melody-driven chord choice

That's already enough to produce many sophisticated arrangements.