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54.59Level 35 — one-note climax
Hold high D.
Under it move:
B♭
E♭
E♭m
B♭.
D functions:
3 over B♭
maj7 over E♭
awkward/tension over E♭m depending voicing
then 3 again.
You can decide whether to preserve it or alter at the borrowed chord.
The exercise is to hear tension caused by a fixed top note.