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56.30Level 9 — turnaround escalation

Chorus 1 ending: G7→C.

Chorus 2: Dm7→G7→C.

Chorus 3: A7→Dm7→G7→C.

Chorus 4: A7→D7→G7→C.

Chorus 5: perhaps tritone or shout tag.

The ending itself grows through repetition.