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111.172Mini-project 2 — One Progression, Three Forms

Use:

C-Am-F-G.

Create:

Version A

slow ballad.

Version B

active swing.

Version C

funk vamp.

Do not alter chord order.

Only change:

duration

bass/voicing rhythm

groove.

Observe how differently the progression behaves.