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121.27Example spontaneous idea
Perhaps you play:
Cm9
then unexpectedly:
A♭/C
then:
G7sus
with C pedal.
What made it interesting?
Maybe not chord labels.
Maybe:
C stayed in bass while upper harmony changed.
The seed is:
pedal + upper-planing transformation.