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60.45Level 18 — color progression

Write a four-bar sequence:

C pedal throughout.

Bar 1: B♭/C.

Bar 2: D♭/C.

Bar 3: Dm/C.

Bar 4: E♭/C.

Now repeat with different rhythmic attacks.

You have harmony without root progression.