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52.19Level 9 — make the turnaround sound less “textbook”

Don't play each chord as equal block chords.

Try:

F held.

D7 as short push.

Gm7 as response.

C7 anticipates the return.

Then F.

The harmonic sequence is familiar.

The rhythmic hierarchy makes it stylistic.