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37.3A practical C-major laboratory
We’ll use a simple framework such as:
C → F → G → C
and related dominant colors.
Not as a transcription of the entire tune—just as a harmonic laboratory.
The point is that the harmonic material should be easy enough that your attention can stay on groove.