BookatlasPiano Rabbit Hole: Improvisation Theory & Practice
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10.8The harmony can stay “C minor” while one note changes

That is the key point.

You do not need to think:

four totally unrelated chords.

Think:

tonic minor + descending chromatic voice.

Again:

line first.

Chord labels second.