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105.195The three-pass harmony workflow
For an original melody:
Pass 1
Function — where is home, preparation, tension, arrival?
Pass 2
Lines — bass and guide/inner voice.
Pass 3
Color — extensions, borrowing, substitutions.
Do not reverse this habitually.