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41.69Level 36 — walking in five

Once comfortable, experiment with quarter-note bass:

1-2-3-4-5.

But do not make it sound like 4/4 plus an extra beat.

Shape a five-note bass phrase.

For example:

E♭-G♭-A♭-B♭-D♭

then next bar resolve/continue.