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13567 / 18210 · Workshop 106 — Composing Bass Lines That Carry the Piece: Root Motion, Counterpoint, Groove, Inversions, Pedals, and Bass as a Source of Harmony← prev⊞ allnext →

106.1The first bass mistake

You write:

C | Am | Dm | G7 |

Then LH plays:

C

A

D

G.

Technically correct.

But compositionally:

the bass has merely reported chord names.

It has not yet become a line.