35.25Level 9 — bass corridor

Play:

E → E♭ → D → D♭ → C

as bass.

Now harmonize minimally.

Maybe:

Em7♭5

E♭7

Dm7

D♭7

Cmaj7.

Not as a literal “Stella” chart, but as a laboratory.

Notice how the bass line makes five diverse chords sound inevitable.