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56.26Level 8 — harmonic intensity can grow too

Chorus 1: basic chords.

Chorus 2: secondary dominants.

Chorus 3: passing diminished.

Chorus 4: tritone substitution.

But do not add all at once.

Harmony should grow with the form.