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35.75Mini-composition exercise
Write 12 bars with:
- one clear minor iiø–V–i
- one dominant that resolves deceptively
- one temporary major tonic
- one chromatic bass line
- one half-diminished chord used ambiguously
- one final structural tonic
Restriction:
Do not use more than two new chord symbols per bar.
The goal is directional ambiguity, not density.