Satie features minor chords with major sevenths along with other unresolved chord qualities that contrast sharply within an otherwise common scaletone bass line sequence.  The final A minor chord ending the A section comes as a surprise.  That same surprise is echoed in the bridge.  Also, with respect to a classic compositional technique, the bridge makes a primary phrase out of what was a complementary or secondary phrase in the A section.

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