The Ragtime Crank

three dominants, each one a push and a landing
IN·13 Dominant of 2-IN·10 Dominant of 5IN·29 Dominant Backcycle

Start the backcycle one station earlier and the machine runs itself: 6⁷ aims at 2, 2⁷ aims at 5, 5⁷ aims home — each dominant resolving into the next dominant, the guide-tone escalator falling three links in a row. This is Sweet Georgia Brown, the Salty Dog engine, and half of ragtime: one crank of the circle, every landing also a push.

C1
A7V of 2
D7V of 5
G75⁷
C1
Play this on the neck in Key Change Lab →

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