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3.86Build a complete mini-standard

Form:

Intro

Cmaj7-A7-Dm7-G7.

A1

simple I-vi-ii-V melody.

A2

same melody with one substitution.

B

relative minor or IV-centered contrast.

Final A

return to original.

Tag

A7-Dm7-D♭7-C6/9.

Now you've created something structurally resembling a real standard.