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(4) || / I7 Idim
IIØ | I7 || with variation I bIII6 II7 bIImaj7
These are blues clichés, concluding phrases. The last one is a turnaround
| I VI II V | I.
(5) | II7 Idim | I |
| A finishing lick introduced by Count Basie |  |
(6) | I I7 IV #IVdim | V7
| This is a famous turn-around cliché with its ascending bass line: |  |
(7) | I-/I I-/VII | I-/bVII I-/VI | "Descending Bass" The descending line C B Bb A embellishes the C chord. It can be stretched over two bars or fit into one. It occurs in many titles such as In a Sentimental Mood, It Don't mean a Thing ..., My Funny Valentine, Feelings, and, in major key, Strings of Pearls.
| It can be applied to II7--> II as well, here A7 13 --> A+ --> A7: |  |
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