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54.14Add gospel suspension
Over F bass:
play B♭-E♭-G
then resolve:
A-E♭-G.
So:
sus-like color
→ dominant 3rd appears.
The important motion:
B♭ → A
= 4 → 3 over F.
This is one of the most fundamental gospel/soul gestures.