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26.76Pop ending choices

Unlike jazz, many pop songs don't need a sophisticated cadence.

Options:

  • tonic chord and stop
  • repeated final chorus fade
  • final suspended chord → tonic
  • octave tonic
  • add9 tonic
  • IV→iv→I for emotional ending

Choose according to style.