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60.25Level 8 — bass finally moves

After eight bars of C pedal:

move bass to:

F.

Keep some upper notes.

Perhaps:

G

C

D.

Over C:

5, root, 9.

Over F:

9,5,13.

Same upper structure.

New bass.

Suddenly the entire sonority changes.