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Seventh guide-tone route.

Trace compact seventh-chord tones through Dm7, G7, and Cmaj7.

01 THE LITTLE IDEA

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Listen once, count with the click, then play the displayed pattern. Trace compact seventh-chord tones through Dm7, G7, and Cmaj7. Use the lower C4–C5 range; follow note labels for accidentals. Finger choice and key-release duration are not scored. Pattern positions count from 1; 1.5 is the & of beat 1, and 1.25/1.75 are e/a. F4 at 1; C5 at 1.5; B4 at 2; F4 at 2.5; E4 at 3; B4 at 3.5; C4 at 4; G4 at 4.5. The pattern lasts 8 quarter-note beats; leave gaps silent.

Today’s little goalPlay the 8-beat pattern at 80 BPM with at least 80% recall and precision.

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