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97.156Ear Drill — inner chromatic line

Hear:

A-A♭-G.

Sing.

Then harmonize:

F-Fm-C.

Transpose to:

E♭: C-C♭? Better identify the analogous 3→♭3→? relation in IV→iv→I: A♭ major has C; A♭ minor has C♭; E♭ tonic has B♭.

So sing:

C → C♭ → B♭.

Then play:

A♭ → A♭m → E♭.

This is functional transposition.