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40.90Apply it to “Happy Birthday”
Another transformation:
Intro
bass ostinato.
Phrase 1
melody turned into a syncopated riff.
Phrase 2
C7-shell responses.
Phrase 3
move to IV7 and use octave melody.
Final phrase
V7→I7.
Then:
I7→I6/9.
The melody stays familiar, but now it behaves like hard-bop/funk material rather than a children's song.